       Document 0315
 DOCN  M9630315
 TI    Linkages between sexual risk taking, substance use, and AIDS knowledge
       among pregnant adolescents and young mothers.
 DT    9603
 AU    Koniak-Griffin D; Brecht ML; UCLA School of Nursing, USA.
 SO    Nurs Res. 1995 Nov-Dec;44(6):340-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96101817
 AB    This survey examined the relationships of sexual risk taking to
       substance use and AIDS knowledge in pregnant adolescents (n = 58) and
       nonpregnant young mothers (n = 93). Subjects were from predominantly
       minority backgrounds, were single, and ranged in age from 12 to 20 years
       (M = 16.64). A number of high-risk behaviors were reported, including
       substance use during pregnancy and early parenthood, unprotected sexual
       relations, and multiple (lifetime) sex partners. Current pregnancy
       status, history of marijuana use, and ethnicity were strong predictors
       of having had multiple sex partners. Odds ratios suggested that Black
       adolescents were many times more likely than Whites to have had multiple
       sex partners. Pregnant adolescents were less likely than young mothers
       (nonpregnant) to have had multiple sex partners but more likely to have
       unprotected sex (i.e., without use of a condom). Conversely, young
       mothers were more likely to have multiple sex partners and less likely
       to have unprotected sex than were pregnant adolescents. Those with a
       history of marijuana use were more likely to have had multiple sex
       partners than were adolescents who had never used this drug. AIDS
       knowledge was not a significant predictor of high-risk sexual behavior.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETIOLOGY  Adolescence  Adult  Child
       Female  Human  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
       *Mothers/EDUCATION/PSYCHOLOGY  Odds Ratio  Predictive Value of Tests
       Pregnancy  Pregnancy in Adolescence/*PSYCHOLOGY  Questionnaires  Racial
       Stocks  Risk-Taking  *Sex Behavior  Substance Abuse/*COMPLICATIONS
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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