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- Title
Mental Health Screening and STI Among Detained Youth.
- Authors
Aalsma, Matthew C.; Wiehe, Sarah E.; Blythe, Margaret J.; Yan Tong; Harezlak, Jaroslaw; Rosenman, Marc B.
- Abstract
Our objective was to understand the relationship between mental health screening results, health disparity, and STI risk among detained adolescents. In this 24-month cross-sectional study of 1,181 detainees (age 13-18 years), we examined associations between race, gender, mental health screening results (as measured by the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2nd Edition) and sexually transmitted infection rates (STI; chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas). Consistent with previous research, females and black youth were disproportionately affected by STI. Race and gender differences were also noted in mental health screening. The odds of having an STI increased by 23% (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.06, 1.37) with each one-unit increase in the alcohol/drug subscale score for females. Gender-specific STI interventions for detained youth are warranted. For young women with substance abuse, specific interventions are necessary and may help reduce health disparity in this vulnerable population.
- Subjects
ANALYSIS of variance; BLACK people; COMPUTER software; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISPANIC Americans; JUVENILE offenders; MENTAL status examination; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH funding; SELF-evaluation; SEX distribution; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; STATISTICS; WHITE people; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; CROSS-sectional method; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Journal of Community Health, 2011, Vol 36, Issue 2, p300
- ISSN
0094-5145
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10900-010-9311-0