Use of Media Sources in Seeking/Receiving Sexual Health Information during Adolescence among Adults of Diverse Sexual Orientations in a US Cohort

Autor/inn/en	Tabaac, Ariella R.; Benotsch, Eric G.; Agénor, Madina; Austin, S. Bryn; Charlton, Brittany M.
Titel	Use of Media Sources in Seeking/Receiving Sexual Health Information during Adolescence among Adults of Diverse Sexual Orientations in a US Cohort
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 21 (2021) 6, S.723-731 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Austin, S. Bryn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2021.1873122
Schlagwörter	Sexual Orientation; Information Seeking; Birth; Sexuality; Young Adults; Adolescents; Mass Media; LGBTQ People; Contraception; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Sex Education; Health Behavior; Gender Differences; Information Dissemination; Health Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexuelle Orientierung; Informationserschließung; Geburt; Sexualität; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Massenmedien; Empfängnisverhütung; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Informationsverbreitung
Abstract	The objective of this study was to examine the association between sexual orientation and seeking/receiving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information from media sources during adolescence. We analysed data from male and female participants (aged 23-35 years) from the U.S.-based Growing Up Today Study (GUTS) in 2016. Sex-stratified, multivariable log-binomial models adjusted for age, cohort and race/ethnicity were used to examine sexual orientation differences in retrospective self-reported seeking/receipt of SRH media information before age 18. Sexual minority (e.g., mostly heterosexual, bisexual, gay) men and women were more likely than same-gender individuals who identified as completely heterosexual to seek/receive SRH information about contraceptive methods (e.g., condom use), sexually transmitted infections, and HIV and AIDS. Although lesbians were more likely than completely heterosexuals to seek/receive SRH information from media about each topic, they were the sexual minority subgroup with the smallest proportion seeking/receiving SRH information. Sexual minorities may passively and/or actively receive SRH information pertaining to a wide range of topics, including skills-based sex education, from media sources more frequently than heterosexuals, which may influence safe-sex decision-making. Lesbians in particular may benefit from media information dissemination focusing on their specific SRH needs, as current media sources do not seem to be well-utilised by this group. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01