Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Youth After Juvenile Detention: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the association between substance use disorders (SUDs) and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors in detained youth as they age.

Methods

Prospective longitudinal study of a stratified random sample of 1,829 youth aged 10 to 18 years at baseline, sampled between November 1995 and June 1998 from the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, Chicago, Illinois, and reinterviewed up to 13 times (to median age 32); 17,766 interviews overall.

Results

Youth had greater odds of engaging in every risk behavior when they had an SUD compared with when they did not have an SUD. For example, SUD was associated with condomless vaginal sex with a high-risk partner (OR: 2.28, 95% CI: 1.84-2.82). SUD was also associated with multiple partners, although the strength varied by

SUBMITTER: Stokes ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10513729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature