Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Relationship with Poor Sexual Health Outcomes: Results from Four Cross-Sectional Surveys

Improving understanding of risk factors for risky sexual behaviour is fundamental to achieve better population sexual health. Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can increase the risk of poor sexual health outcomes, but most research is US-based. This study explored associations between...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-07, Vol.19 (14), p.8869
Hauptverfasser:	Wood, Sara K, Ford, Kat, Madden, Hannah C E, Sharp, Catherine A, Hughes, Karen E, Bellis, Mark A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion Adolescent Adolescent mothers Adolescent parents Adult Adverse Childhood Experiences Age Childhood Childhood factors Children Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Demographics Deprivation Domestic violence Ethnicity Female Gender Health behavior Health education Health research Health risks Health services Health Surveys Households Humans Imprisonment Male Mental disorders Minority & ethnic groups Parents Polls & surveys Population Population growth Pregnancy Risk analysis Risk factors Risk-Taking Sex education Sexual Behavior Sexual Health Sexually transmitted diseases STD Surveys Teenage parents Teenage pregnancy Trauma
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Zusammenfassung:	Improving understanding of risk factors for risky sexual behaviour is fundamental to achieve better population sexual health. Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can increase the risk of poor sexual health outcomes, but most research is US-based. This study explored associations between ACEs and poor sexual health outcomes in the UK. Data from four cross-sectional ACE surveys with adult general populations in different regions of the UK from 2013−2015 (n = 12,788) were analysed. Data included participants’ demographics, ACE exposure, and four sexual health outcomes: having early sex (
ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph19148869