在系统参与的青少年中,青春期发育和怀孕结果
Nadine M Finigan-Carr1, Jessica Duncan Cance2, Rochon Steward3
1School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Social work in public health
|August 13, 2024
概括
参与系统的年轻人面临性生殖健康 (SRH) 问题的高风险,包括早期青春期和怀孕. 针对性干预对于解决他们独特的SRH需求至关重要.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 健康的社会决定因素
背景情况:
- 参与系统的年轻人是一个脆弱的人群,具有不良性生殖健康 (SRH) 结果的高风险.
- 风险因素包括虐待/忽视的历史,缺乏成年人的支持,以及健康关系的机会有限.
- 在这个人口群体中,青春期的发展问题往往没有得到解决.
研究的目的:
- 检查自我报告的青春期时间和性活跃,系统参与的青少年怀孕的几率之间的关系.
- 突出了为这个群体量身定制的SRH干预措施的需要.
主要方法:
- 分析了301名参与SRH干预的系统性青少年的数据,在基线时仅限于229名性活跃参与者.
- 对参与者人口统计和SRH特征的描述性统计数据.
- 后勤回归来评估早期青春期发育与怀孕风险之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 研究人口主要包括13至21岁的非洲裔美国青少年.
- 超过70%的人报告说,他们第一次性交的年龄很小.
- 大约有25%的人自我报告了早期青春期的发展.
结论:
- 早期青春期发育和初次性交的早期年龄在系统参与的年轻人中普遍存在.
- 调查结果强调,需要制定专门的节目,以满足系统参与的青少年独特的SRH需求.
- 干预措施应考虑青春期时间作为SRH风险和结果的因素.
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