@article{ref1,
title="Mediation by peer violence victimization of sexual orientation disparities in cancer-related tobacco, alcohol, and sexual risk behaviors: pooled youth risk behavior surveys",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2014",
author="Rosario, Margaret and Corliss, Heather L. and Everett, Bethany G. and Russell, Stephen T. and Buchting, Francisco O. and Birkett, Michelle A.",
volume="104",
number="6",
pages="1113-1123",
abstract="OBJECTIVEs. We examined the role of adolescent peer violence victimization (PVV) in sexual orientation disparities in cancer-related tobacco, alcohol, and sexual risk behaviors. <br><br>METHODS. We pooled data from the 2005 and 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys. We classified youths with any same-sex sexual attraction, partners, or identity as sexual minority and the remainder as heterosexual. We had 4 indicators of tobacco and alcohol use and 4 of sexual risk and 2 PVV factors: victimization at school and carrying weapons. We stratified associations by gender and race/ethnicity. <br><br>RESULTS. PVV was related to disparities in cancer-related risk behaviors of substance use and sexual risk, with odds ratios (ORs) of 1.3 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03, 1.6) to 11.3 (95% CI = 6.2, 20.8), and to being a sexual minority, with ORs of 1.4 (95% CI = 1.1, 1.9) to 5.6 (95% CI = 3.5, 8.9). PVV mediated sexual orientation disparities in substance use and sexual risk behaviors. <br><br>FINDINGS were pronounced for adolescent girls and Asian/Pacific Islanders. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. Interventions are needed to reduce PVV in schools as a way to reduce sexual orientation disparities in cancer risk across the life span.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2013.301764",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301764"
}