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Out Yonder: Sexual-Minority Adolescents in Rural Communities in British Columbia

American journal of public health (1971), 2009-01, Vol.99 (1), p.118-124 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2009 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright American Public Health Association Jan 2009 ;American Public Health Association 2009 ;ISSN: 0090-0036 ;EISSN: 1541-0048 ;DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.122945 ;PMID: 19008511 ;CODEN: AJPEAG

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Title:
Out Yonder: Sexual-Minority Adolescents in Rural Communities in British Columbia
Author: Poon, Colleen S ; Saewyc, Elizabeth M
Subjects: Adolescent ; Age Factors ; Biological and medical sciences ; Bisexuality - psychology ; Bisexuality - statistics & numerical data ; British Columbia - epidemiology ; Drug use ; Female ; Gays & lesbians ; Health services ; Health Status Disparities ; Health Surveys ; Heterosexuality ; Homosexuality, Female - psychology ; Homosexuality, Female - statistics & numerical data ; Homosexuality, Male - psychology ; Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Minority Groups - psychology ; Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data ; Miscellaneous ; Pregnancy ; Public health. Hygiene ; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine ; Research and Practice ; Risk factors ; Risk-Taking ; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data ; Rural schools ; Sexual behavior ; Sexual harassment ; Sexual orientation ; Students ; Teenagers ; Urban areas ; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Is Part Of: American journal of public health (1971), 2009-01, Vol.99 (1), p.118-124
Description: We compared sexual-minority adolescents living in rural communities with their peers in urban areas in British Columbia, exploring differences in emotional health, victimization experiences, sexual behaviors, and substance use. We analyzed a population-based sample of self-identified lesbian, gay, or bisexual respondents from the British Columbia Adolescent Health Survey of 2003 (weighted n=6905). We tested rural-urban differences separately by gender with the chi2 test and logistic regressions. We found many similarities and several differences. Rural sexual-minority adolescent boys were more likely than were their urban peers to report suicidal behaviors and pregnancy involvement. Rural sexual-minority adolescents, especially girls, were more likely to report various types of substance use. Rural status was associated with a lower risk of dating violence and higher risk of early sexual debut for sexual-minority girls and a higher risk of dating violence and lower risk of early sexual debut for sexual-minority boys. Location should be a demographic consideration in monitoring the health of sexual-minority adolescents. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents in rural communities may need additional support and services as they navigate adolescence.
Publisher: Washington, DC: Am Public Health Assoc
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0090-0036
EISSN: 1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.122945
PMID: 19008511
CODEN: AJPEAG
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Out Yonder: Sexual-Minority Adolescents in Rural Communities in British Columbia

2009 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright American Public Health Association Jan 2009 ;American Public Health Association 2009 ;ISSN: 0090-0036 ;EISSN: 1541-0048 ;DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.122945 ;PMID: 19008511 ;CODEN: AJPEAG

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