Table 2.
Odds of Sexual Behaviors and Pregnancy History Among Homeless Adolescents,a Stratified by Sex
| Ever had sexb | Condom use with last sexc,d |
Pregnancy historyc,e |
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| Indicator of parental connectedness |
OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) |
| Females | ||||||
| Perception of parent caringf | ||||||
| Low (ref) | -- | -- | -- | |||
| High | 0.53 | (0.41–0.68)*** | 1.70 | (1.16–2.47)** | 0.48 | (0.27–0.85)** |
| Can talk with motherg | ||||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Yes | 0.78 | (0.61–0.99)* | 1.69 | (1.21–2.35)** | 1.41 | (0.88–2.25) |
| Can talk with fatherg | ||||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Yes | 0.58 | (0.45–0.74)*** | 1.13 | (0.80–1.60) | 1.14 | (0.71–1.85) |
| Males | ||||||
| Perception of parent caringf | ||||||
| Low (ref) | -- | -- | -- | |||
| High | 0.52 | (0.42–0.65)*** | 1.10 | (0.79–1.52) | 0.38 | (0.24–0.59)*** |
| Can talk with motherg | ||||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Yes | 0.57 | (0.46–0.72)** | 1.14 | (0.84–1.55) | 0.81 | (0.56–1.67) |
| Can talk with fatherg | ||||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Yes | 0.73 | (0.59–0.90)** | 1.27 | (0.93–1.73) | 0.78 | (0.54–1.13) |
Notes:
Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001).
Table shows results from multivariable logistic regression models controlling for: race/ethnicity, grade in school, urbanicity (living in Twin Cities metro area vs. not), SES (receipt of free/reduced price lunch vs. not), sexual orientation (gay or lesbian/bisexual/questioning vs. straight) and whether a parent or other adult family member was present during homelessness.
Homelessness categorized based on adolescents’ response to the question During the past 12 months, have you stayed in a shelter, somewhere not intended as a place to live, or someone else’s home because they had no other place to stay? 1=yes (with parent/adult family member, or unaccompanied), 0=no.
Report of ever having sexual intercourse; 1=yes, 0=no.
Among adolescents who reported ever having had sex.
Used a condom with last sex; 1=yes, 0=no.
Number of times adolescent had been pregnant or gotten someone pregnant; 1=ever (1, 2 or more times), 0=never (0 times).
Adolescents’ perception of how much parents care about them; 1=high (very much), 0=low (not at all, a little, some, quite a bit).
Can talk with mother/father about problems they are having; 1=yes (some or most of the time), 0=no (not very often, not at all, mother/father not around).
ref, referent category