Alcohol and marijuana use in pathways of risk for sexually transmitted infection in white and black adolescent females.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some types of sexually transmitted infection (STI) have higher prevalence in females than males, and among black, relative to white, females. Identifying mechanisms of STI risk is critical to effective intervention. The authors tested a model in which alcohol and marijuana use serve as mediating factors in the associations between depression and conduct problems with sexual risk behavior (SRB) and STI in adolescent females.

Methods

The Pittsburgh Girls Study is a longitudinal observational study of females who have been followed annually to track the course of mental and physical health conditions. The 3 oldest cohorts (N = 1750; 56.8% black, 43.2% white) provided self-reports of substance use, depression and conduct problems, SRB, and STI at ages 16-18. A path mo

SUBMITTER: Chung T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5592107 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature