@article {Oman:2018:2326-4403:74,
title = "Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Youth Living in Group Homes",
journal = "Health Behavior and Policy Review",
parent_itemid = "infobike://psp/hbpr",
publishercode ="psp",
year = "2018",
volume = "5",
number = "2",
publication date ="2018-03-01T00:00:00",
pages = "74-87",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "2326-4403",
eissn = "2326-4403",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/psp/hbpr/2018/00000005/00000002/art00008",
doi = "doi:10.14485/HBPR.5.2.8",
keyword = "ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY, FOSTER CARE YOUTH, GROUP CARE HOMES, TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION",
author = "Oman, Roy F. and Vesely, Sara K. and Green, Jennifer and Fluhr, Janene and Williams, Jean",
abstract = "Objective: The purpose of this study was to report sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of system-involved youth living in group homes, and when appropriate, contrast these data with equivalent national data. Methods: Data were collected from a sample of racially/ethnically di-
verse youth (N= 1036, 79% male, Mean age=16.1 years). Results: Nearly all comparisons indi- cate that persons in this sample were more likely to engage in sexual risk behaviors compared to other youth populations. For example, 90% of the participants reported having had sexual intercourse
compared to 54% of youth in the child welfare system and 47% of youth in the general population. Conclusions: Youth living in out-of-home care can benefit from programs that provide skills enabling them to reduce sexual risk-taking and prevent pregnancy.",
}