Mental and Sexual Health Disparities Among Bisexual and Unsure Latino/a and Black Sexual Minority Youth.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Sexual minority youth (SMY), particularly bisexual youth and youth unsure of their sexual identity, are at greater risk of poor mental and sexual health outcomes than heterosexual youth. The purpose of this study was to examine disparities in intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental and sexual health for Black and Latino/a bisexual and unsure youth compared with their White bisexual and unsure and Black and Latino/a heterosexual peers. Methods: We used aggregated state and school district 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data to demonstrate differences in mental health (e.g., depressive symptoms and suicidality), sexual health (e.g., number of sexual partners and contraceptive use), and physical and sexual IPV between Black and Latino/a bisexual and un

SUBMITTER: Pollitt AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8213006 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature