Open AccessPerceptions About Sexual Concurrency and Factors Related to Inaccurate Perceptions Among Pregnant Adolescents and Their Partners
Author(s) -
Andrea Swartzendruber,
Linda M. Niccolai,
Jacky M. Jennings,
Jonathan M. Zenilman,
Anna Divney,
Urania Magriples,
Trace Kershaw
Publication year - 2012
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.0b013e318253629c
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , concurrency , logistic regression , odds ratio , demography , perception , odds , clinical psychology , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , pathology , neuroscience , sociology , computer science , operating system
Inaccurate perceptions about whether a partner has concurrent sexual partners are associated with current sexually transmitted infections status. Despite high sexually transmitted infection rates among pregnant adolescents, studies have not investigated the accuracy of perceptions about sexual concurrency among young pregnant adolescents. The objectives were to assess (1) the accuracy of perceptions about whether one's partner ever had concurrent sexual partners during the relationship and (2) whether self-reported concurrency and relationship factors are related to inaccurate perceptions.