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Objective:
To assess the association between the Youth Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (YPSC-17) and adolescents' reports of ever having sex and with having positive testing results for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Methods:
Analyzed electronic data from primary care clinics for 27,901 adolescents aged 13-17 years with responses to the YPSC-17 and urine screen results for gonorrhea/chlamydia.
Results:
On the YPSC-17 in total 8.3% screened positive. Over one quarter (26%) reported ever having sex and 11% of sexually active youth had a positive STI test. Logistic regression analyses revealed increased odds of sexual activity among those positive on the YPSC-17 total (aOR 1.87, 95% CI 1.68-2.08) or any subscale (INT-aOR 1.43, 95% CI 1.32-1.55; EXT-aOR 1.62, 95% CI 1.40-1.88; ATT-aOR 1.67, 95% CI 1.47-1.90). In addition, sexually active youth with positive EXT (aOR 1.41 95% CI 1.00-1.98) scores were more likely to have STIs.
Conclusion:
The YPSC-17 can identify adolescents with heightened risks for STIs.
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