Open AccessCoparenting and Sexual Partner Concurrency Among White, Black, and Hispanic Men in the United States
Author(s) -
Ellen Taylor,
Frieda Behets,
Victor J. Schoenbach,
William C. Miller,
Irene A. Doherty,
Adaora A. Adimora
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3181fc7005
Subject(s) - coparenting , national survey of family growth , demography , medicine , concurrency , context (archaeology) , psychological intervention , general partnership , gerontology , developmental psychology , psychology , family planning , population , psychiatry , environmental health , geography , archaeology , finance , sociology , computer science , economics , research methodology , operating system
Concurrent sexual partnerships (partnerships that overlap in time) increase the spread of infection through a network. Different patterns of concurrent partnerships may be associated with varying sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk depending on the partnership type (primary vs. nonprimary) and the likelihood of condom use with each concurrent partner. We sought to evaluate coparenting concurrency, overlapping partnerships in which at least 1 concurrent partner is a coparent with the respondent, which may promote the spread of STIs.