Depression, Stress, and Social Support as Predictors of High-Risk Sexual Behaviors and STIs in Young Women

Mazzaferro, Kathryn; Murray, Pamela J.; Ness, Roberta B.; Bass, Debra C.; Tyus, Nadra C.; Cook, Robert L.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.02.004

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“…An additional limitation is that, because all variables were assessed at one point in time, we made assumptions about which variables were likely confounders and which variables should be considered as mediating factors and hence should be excluded from models. Specifically, we adjusted for age and a poverty indicator (e.g., ability to pay bills) in multivariate models but did not adjust for other mental health and substance use factors given that prior literature suggests they lie in the pathway between the social support and HIV risk [7,12,15,18]. Additional studies in larger samples should formally evaluate the pathways through which social support may protect against sexual risk-taking.…”

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“…During a stressful event, perceived or received social support may mitigate the negative emotional response or physiologic and/or behavioral response to stress [7]. Given that individuals involved in the criminal justice system are believed to experience higher levels of stress both before incarceration and during reentry, perceived social support may act as a buffer from stress by enabling these individuals to cope, [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] which in turn may reduce determinants of risky sex including substance use and mental disorders [14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

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HIV-Related Sexual Risk among African American Men Preceding Incarceration: Associations with Support from Significant Others, Family, and Friends

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We evaluated the association between social support received from significant others, family, and friends and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among African American men involved in the criminal justice system. Project DISRUPT is a cohort study among African American men released from prison in North Carolina (N = 189). During the baseline (in-prison) survey, we assessed the amount of support men perceived they had received from significant others, family, and friends. We measured associations between low support from each source (

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“…People infected with HIV/AIDS who are depressed are almost twice as likely to have problems in adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) than those who do not experience depression. (19) Research by Mary et al (20) showed that women infected with HIV/AIDS with chronic depressive symptoms have twice the risk of death than women without depression. Health professionals should maintain early detection of emotional mental disorders in women infected with HIV/AIDS in order for the disease to receive serious treatment and not to have a wide impact on the patients' health and life.…”

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Knowledge of HIV-AIDS a dominant factor of antiretroviral therapeutic adherence in women with HIV-AIDS

Surilena

Valeria

2015

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BACKGROUNDAntiretroviral therapy adherence (ART adherence) is a factor significantly extending life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS. The objective of this study was determine several factors on ART adherence in women infected with HIV/AIDS. METHODSA cross-sectional study involving 99 women with HIV/AIDS who were infected through their sexual partner or spouse was conducted in Dharmais Hospital between March and August 2014. The instruments used were demographic and self-esteem questionnaires, Hamilton rating scale for depression, Hamilton rating scale for anxiety, knowledge, perception of ART benefits and limitations, family support, peer support as well as assessment of ART adherence. The knowledge questionnaire has been validated with Cronbach's alpha = 0.823. Data were analyzed using ChiSquare test and multivariate logistic regression. RESULTSA total of 99 women with HIV/AIDS participated in the study, with an age range of 30-60 years and mean age of 36 ± 3.72 years. A total of 57.58% of participants showed poor ART adherence. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that knowledge, ART side effects, depression, peer support and ARV availability significantly affected ART adherence (p<0.05). The most dominant factor affecting ART adherence was knowledge, with OR = 64.02 (95% CI 4.99-670.12). CONCLUSIONWith good knowledge about HIV/AIDS infection, ART benefits, and possible ARV side effects, women living with HIV/AIDS are expected to carry out ART adherence according to the recommended rules. OR = 64,02 (95% CI 4,12). Keywords KESIMPULAN

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“…A focus of previous research has been on correlates of adolescent sexual risk behaviors. [24][25][26] A broader view of adolescent sexuality is called for, given the range of behaviors in which young girls engage. 21 Notwithstanding overall low levels of risk behaviors, our urban, early adolescent girls embraced deviant beliefs, expectations, and practices that have implications for their exposure to and protection from HIV infection.…”

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HIV Risk-Related Attitudes, Interpersonal Influences, and Intentions Among At-Risk Urban, Early Adolescent Girls

Noia¹

2008

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Objective-To examine correlates of sexual experimentation and risk among urban, early adolescent girls (N = 236, 12.38 ± 1.2 years).Methods-Measures of HIV risk-related attitudes, interpersonal influences, and intentions were compared based on girls' degree of sexual experimentation and risk.Results-Girls in high sexual experimentation and risk groups scored highest on deviant peer norms; endorsements of risky behaviors; and inability to refuse unprotected sex, offset negative partner influences, avoid intercourse, and assert sexual desires. Greater experimentation occurred among girls with older versus same-age or younger partners. Conclusions-Risk correlates should be considered in designing HIV prevention programs. Keywords early adolescent females; HIV infection risks; psychosocial influencesOne half of new HIV infections in the United States occur among adolescents, with teenaged girls accounting for 60% of new infections. 1 Heterosexual contact is the primary source of exposure in 79% of these cases. 1 Because most young women contract HIV via sexual transmission, an understanding of HIV risk-related attitudes, interpersonal influences, and intentions associated with adolescent girls' sexual behaviors is essential to the development of responsive HIV prevention programs and services for meeting the needs of this population.Sexual activity is inherently problematic for young girls who are unready for responsible sexual decision making. 2 Young girls are more likely than older girls to engage in impulsive sexual behavior and less likely to practice safer sex. 2 Relative to girls who delay sexual activity, those who initiate sex are at greater risk for HIV due to their potentially greater number of sexual partners and unprotected sexual contacts. 2 Age imbalances that typically attend girls' relationships add to HIV infection risks. Age norms for dating encourage girls to seek out older partners who may hold more power in the relationship due to their maturity and greater life experience. 3 Adolescent girls with older boyfriends have a higher rate of sexual activity and are more likely to have sex under the influence of alcohol or drugs than are girls with similarly aged boyfriends. [4][5][6] Developmental factors may also make early adolescent girls less capable of communicating with their partners NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript about prior sexual experiences, discussing abstinence, and negotiating safer sex practices. 4,7,8 Not infrequently, young girls overestimate the type and appropriateness of peer sexual behavior. Early adolescents who perceive that most of their friends are having sex are more likely to intend to initiate intercourse and to engage in it. 9 Early adolescents who do not endorse protective attitudes (ie, personal and peer norms supportive of refraining from sex) initiate intercourse more frequently than do early adolescents who endorse such attitudes. 10,11 Youths who believe that their friends do not use condoms are less likely to use ...

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Depression, Stress, and Social Support as Predictors of High-Risk Sexual Behaviors and STIs in Young Women

Cited by 158 publications

References 5 publications

HIV-Related Sexual Risk among African American Men Preceding Incarceration: Associations with Support from Significant Others, Family, and Friends

HIV-Related Sexual Risk among African American Men Preceding Incarceration: Associations with Support from Significant Others, Family, and Friends

Knowledge of HIV-AIDS a dominant factor of antiretroviral therapeutic adherence in women with HIV-AIDS

HIV Risk-Related Attitudes, Interpersonal Influences, and Intentions Among At-Risk Urban, Early Adolescent Girls

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