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Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among High School Students in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Source :
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Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse . 2012, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p181-191. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Objective: To investigate whether methamphetamine use is associated with sexual risk behavior among adolescents. Method: A cross-sectional survey of 1,561 male and female high school students in Cape Town (mean age 14.9 years) was conducted using items from the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) HIV Risk Scale. Results: Nine percent of the students had tried methamphetamine and 30% of male and 17% of female students reported sexual debut. Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that methamphetamine use in the past year was significantly associated with being in a higher HIV/STI risk category (RRR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.10–4.03, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Methamphetamine use, coupled with a high HIV prevalence in South Africa, raises serious cause for concern about the potential for methamphetamine to further exacerbate the prevalence and spread of HIV in Cape Town. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHI-squared test
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*HIGH school students
*METHAMPHETAMINE
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RISK-taking behavior
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*SELF-evaluation
*HUMAN sexuality
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*SURVEYS
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*CROSS-sectional method
*DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1067828X
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104484482
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2012.662437