Marijuana use and sex with multiple partners among lesbian, gay and bisexual youth: results from a national sample

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Li-Tzy Wu¹  Xiaoyun Zhang² 

[1] Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, BOX 3903, 27710, Durham, NC, USA;Department of Medicines, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA;General Motors, 48265, Detroit, MI, USA;

关键词: Marijuana use;    Sex with multiple partners;    Lesbian;    Gay;    Bisexual youth;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-016-3905-0

 received in 2016-02-09, accepted in 2016-12-06,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSex with multiple partners (SMP) is one of the important contributing factors for contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents and young adults, especially among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) youth. Past studies mainly focus on examining associations of alcohol or club drugs use with unprotected sexual behaviors among adult homo/bisexual men, while little is known about the temporal association between marijuana use (MU) and SMP among LGB youth.MethodsThis study examined the relationship between MU and SMP among LGB adolescents and young adults. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) logistic regression analyses were utilized to analyze four waves’ public-use Add Health data (N = 694, youth who reported a homo/bisexual status at any wave; Wave 1: aged 11–21; Wave 4: aged 24–32).ResultsAfter adjusting for other substance use, current depression, mother-child relationship quality at Wave 1, and socioeconomic variables, past-year MU was both concurrently and prospectively associated with past-year SMP. The moderating effect of age was not found.ConclusionMU is concurrently and prospectively associated with increased odds of SMP in the adolescent sample and in the young adult sample. Findings imply that prevention/intervention on HIV risk behaviors may benefit from MU reduction not only in LGB adolescents but also in young adults.

【 授权许可】

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