TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual health behaviors and outcomes among current and former foster youth
T2 - A review of the literature
AU - Ramseyer Winter, Virginia
AU - Brandon-Friedman, Richard A.
AU - Ely, Gretchen E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - This review examines literature related to pregnancy, sexual health outcomes, and sexual risk behaviors for foster youth and youth who are aging/have aged out of foster care. Using the search terms foster youth, aging out, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, sexually transmitted infections, sexual risk, sexual behavior, and sexual health, 26,376 sources were initially identified. After removing duplicate sources and those that did not meet inclusion criteria and adding others identified through the references of identified sources, 53 sources were included in the review. Outcome measures were grouped into broad categories of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and risky sexual behaviors, with each having several subparts. Implications for social work practice and policy are presented and directions for future research are highlighted.
AB - This review examines literature related to pregnancy, sexual health outcomes, and sexual risk behaviors for foster youth and youth who are aging/have aged out of foster care. Using the search terms foster youth, aging out, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, sexually transmitted infections, sexual risk, sexual behavior, and sexual health, 26,376 sources were initially identified. After removing duplicate sources and those that did not meet inclusion criteria and adding others identified through the references of identified sources, 53 sources were included in the review. Outcome measures were grouped into broad categories of pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and risky sexual behaviors, with each having several subparts. Implications for social work practice and policy are presented and directions for future research are highlighted.
KW - Aging out of care
KW - Foster youth
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Sexual behavior
KW - Sexual health
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84959370597
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84959370597#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.023
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.02.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84959370597
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 64
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
ER -
