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Early and adverse experiences with sex and alcohol are associated with adolescent drinking before and during pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17512121     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The goal of this study was to examine the effects of early and adverse experiences with sex and alcohol on adolescent drinking the year before and during pregnancy. Pregnant adolescents, recruited at an outpatient prenatal clinic, were interviewed about their substance use. A subsample was asked about their first sexual experiences. Associations among early experiences with alcohol and sex and drinking before and during pregnancy were examined. Early age at first alcoholic drink predicted problem alcohol use before pregnancy and drinking during pregnancy. Coercive first coitus was not associated with alcohol use, but drinking during first coitus predicted problem alcohol use before pregnancy as well as drinking during the first trimester of pregnancy. In sum, early use of alcohol and use of alcohol during first coitus may be risk factors for problematic alcohol use before pregnancy and during pregnancy among childbearing teenagers. Implications for the health of adolescent mothers and their offspring are discussed.
Authors:
Natacha M De Genna; Cynthia Larkby; Marie D Cornelius
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2007-04-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Addictive behaviors     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0306-4603     ISO Abbreviation:  Addict Behav     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-01     Completed Date:  2008-03-27     Revised Date:  2010-12-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7603486     Medline TA:  Addict Behav     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2799-810     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC), Program in Epidemiology, Suite 138, 4415 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. degennan@pitt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking / psychology*
Attitude to Health
Birth Weight
Child
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence / psychology*,  statistics & numerical data
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior / psychology*
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology,  prevention & control,  psychology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
009275//PHS HHS; 08284//PHS HHS; R01 DA009275-04/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA019482-01/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R29 AA008284-04/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; T32 07453//PHS HHS; T32 AA007453-21/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS
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