Citation

Faulkner AH, Cranston K. Am. J. Public Health 1998; 88(2): 262-266.

Affiliation

Massachusetts Department of Education AIDS/HIV Program, Malden, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9491018

PMCID

PMC1508176

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study documented risk behaviors among homosexually and bisexually experienced adolescents. METHODS: Data were obtained from a random sample of high school students in Massachusetts. Violence, substance use, and suicide behaviors were compared between students with same-sex experience and those reporting only heterosexual contact. Differences in prevalence and standard errors of the differences were calculated. RESULTS: Students reporting same-sex contact were more likely to report fighting and victimization, frequent use of alcohol, other drug use, and recent suicidal behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Students with same-sex experience may be at elevated risk of injury, disease, and death resulting from violence, substance abuse, and suicidal behaviors.

Language: en