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To examine the association between cumulative adverse childhood experiences and sexual risk behaviors in adult women.

September 1, 2001Family Planning Perspectives

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Risk Behaviors in Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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To examine the association between cumulative adverse childhood experiences and sexual risk behaviors in adult women.
Retrospective cohort analysis of 5,060 female members of a managed care organization.
Assessed exposure across seven categories of adverse childhood experiences, including abuse (emotional, physical, sexual) and household dysfunction (battered mother, substance abuse, mental illness, criminal behavior).
Calculated odds ratios using logistic regression adjusted for race and age at interview to model outcomes including intercourse before age 15, ≥30 lifetime sexual partners, and perceived risk of AIDS.
Individual categories of adverse childhood experiences increased the likelihood of intercourse by age 15 (odds ratios, 1.6–2.6), having ≥30 partners (odds ratios, 1.6–3.8), and perceived AIDS risk (odds ratios, 1.5–2.6).
Cumulative adverse childhood exposures exhibited a dose-response relationship with early sexual debut, increasing from an odds ratio of 1.8 for one exposure to 7.0 for 6–7 exposures.
Women with 6–7 adverse exposures demonstrated markedly elevated odds of having ≥30 sexual partners (odds ratio, 8.2) and perceiving high risk for AIDS (odds ratio, 4.9) compared to unexposed peers.

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Retrospective cohort study reveals a graded link between adverse childhood experiences and adult sexual risk behaviors in women, indicating long-term impacts on relationship safety.

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Hillis et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0eca84a14f152feaf9d8b3 https://doi.org/10.2307/2673783

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Retrospective cohort study reveals a graded link between adverse childhood experiences and adult sexual risk behaviors in women, indicating long-term impacts on relationship safety.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Risk Behaviors in Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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