Truth Be Told: Adolescents’ Disclosure of Sexual Activity to Healthcare Providers
dc.contributor.author | Liddon, Nicole | |
dc.contributor.author | Pampati, Sanjana | |
dc.contributor.author | Steiner, Riley J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hensel, Devon J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fu, Tsung-Chieh | |
dc.contributor.author | Beckmeyer, Jonathon | |
dc.contributor.author | Herbenick, Debby | |
dc.contributor.department | Pediatrics, School of Medicine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-26T10:32:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-26T10:32:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe whether adolescent and young adult patients truthfully disclose sexual activity to providers during a sexual history and explore associations between disclosure and receipt of recommended services. Methods: Data from the 2018 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior were used to describe self-reported disclsoure of sexually active 14- to 24-year-olds who had a health care visit in the previous year where a sexual history was taken (n = 196). We examined bivariate associations between disclosure and age, race/ethnicity, sex, sexual identity, and receipt of sexual health services. Results: Most (88%) respondents reported telling their provider the truth about sexual activity. A higher proportion of the younger adolescents (14- to 17-year-olds) did not disclose compared with the 18- to 24-year-old respondents (25.4% vs 3.9%; p < .001). A higher proportion of patients who disclosed reported having a sexually transmitted disease test (69.6% vs 26.7%; p < .001); being offered a sexually transmitted disease test (44.3% vs 4.5%; p < .001); and being asked by providers about number of partners (54.3% vs 15.4%; p < .01). Conclusions: Most young patients disclose their sexual history to their provider, but younger patients might be less likely to do so. Positive patient-provider relationships may encourage disclosure of sexual activity and support receipt of indicated sexual and reproductive health services. | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Liddon N, Pampati S, Steiner RJ, et al. Truth Be Told: Adolescents' Disclosure of Sexual Activity to Healthcare Providers. J Adolesc Health. 2021;68(3):623-625. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.07.005 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/33944 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.07.005 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Journal of Adolescent Health | en_US |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | en_US |
dc.source | PMC | en_US |
dc.subject | Sexual history | en_US |
dc.subject | Adolescent sexual health | en_US |
dc.subject | Adolescent clinical services | en_US |
dc.subject | Patient–provider relationship | en_US |
dc.title | Truth Be Told: Adolescents’ Disclosure of Sexual Activity to Healthcare Providers | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |