Association between sexual risk behaviors and drug and alcohol use among young people with delinquent behaviors.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined the association between sexual risk behaviors and drug and alcohol use among young people in a juvenile classification home.


METHODS
The subjects completed a questionnaire including demographic information, questions on sexual risk behaviors, Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20), Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale (AAIS) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE).


RESULTS
Median of the lifetime number of sex partners was 2. The mean age for first engaging in sexual intercourse was 14.81. Non-school-attendance, higher DAST-20 and AAIS scores produced significant odds ratios for having a greater number of sex partners, and higher DAST-20 scores produced a significant association with an earlier sexual debut.


CONCLUSIONS
This study indicated association between sexual risk behaviors and substance use among young men.
Izutsu
Takashi
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Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Tsutsumi
Atsuro
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Matsumoto
Toshihiko
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult