Clustering of lifetime substance use and sexual intercourse among young people: analysis of two school-based surveys

Kareena McAloney-Kocaman; Paul J.S. Rogon; Lana Ireland

doi:10.1080/1067828X.2019.1602090

Clustering of lifetime substance use and sexual intercourse among young people: analysis of two school-based surveys

Kareena McAloney-Kocaman^*, Paul J.S. Rogon, Lana Ireland

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Adolescents commonly engage in substance use and sexual behaviors which pose risks for their health. Secondary data analysis of two school-based surveys explored the clustering of lifetime use of cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, and engagement in sexual intercourse among 2,489 adolescents in Scotland and 1,405 adolescents in Northern Ireland. All four behaviors were clustered with substantially higher prevalence than expected (11 and 24 times higher, respectively). Multiple logistic regression models indicated associations of the four-behavior cluster with sociodemographic factors, with family structure operating as a predictor of clustering across the sample and deprivation operating as a predictor for the Scottish sample. This suggests a need to focus on the interdependence of risk behaviors and factors associated with engagement in risk clusters in distinct cultural settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-104
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
Volume	28
Issue number	2
Early online date	23 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2019.1602090
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2019

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adolescents
clustering
substance use

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Education
General Psychology
Social Psychology

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse on 23/04/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1067828X.2019.1602090
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