Individual and Neighborhood Factors Associated With Sexual Behavior Classes in an Urban Longitudinal Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to increase understanding of the clustering of sexual behaviors in an urban sample of emerging adults, and the individual and neighborhood factors associated with sexual behavior patterns to provide insight into reducing the disproportionate burden of poor sexual outcomes among urban African Americans.

Methods

We draw on 2 cohorts of urban, predominantly African American youth first assessed at age 6 years and follow-up to emerging adulthood (mean age, 20 years; n = 1618). Latent class analyses by gender identified co-occurrence of sexual behavior.

Results

We found 3 classes for both males and females: high-risk (13% of males, 15% of females), low-risk (54% of males, 56% of females) and no-risk (33% of males, 29% of females). Membership in

SUBMITTER: Green KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521964 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature