title: Substance use among rural adolescent virgins as a predictor of sexual initiation.
abstract: Longitudinal data from 746 virgins (310 males) aged 12 to 16 years were analyzed to assess the relationship between baseline substance use and sexual initiation 3, 6, and 9 months later. Compared to virgins with no substance use, virgins who had used three or more substances were three times more likely to initiate sex over the ensuing 9 months. The use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana and the use of more than three substances are highly specific for predicting sexual initiation.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, USA. jiantong.guo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jiantong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Bonita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cottrell
authors.forename: Rebecca L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Clemens
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012424:Rural Population; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012907:Smoking; D014903:West Virginia