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2021

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Sexual Identity, Gender Identity, And Risk Behaviors In The 2019 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Alexandrea Eckenrod, Alexandra Ivanciu, Emily Fleming, Avery Rasumussen, Kelsey Gleason Jan 2021

Sexual Identity, Gender Identity, And Risk Behaviors In The 2019 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Alexandrea Eckenrod, Alexandra Ivanciu, Emily Fleming, Avery Rasumussen, Kelsey Gleason

Master of Public Health Culminating Projects

Abstract

Title: Sexual Identity, Gender Identity, and Risk Behaviors in the 2019 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Objective

To examine the association between self-reported sexual identity, gender identity, and sexual risk behaviors in the 2019 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

Methods

We built a multivariate binomial logistic regression models to assess the relationship among sexual identity, gender identity, and Sexual Risk Index (SRI), a novel binary summary score (low vs. high risk) of endorsed YRBS items related to sexual risk behaviors. The regression models included potential confounders and demographic variables of interest found to be statistically significant through univariate …