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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

11-05-2024 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Original Contribution

Elevated risk of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents and young adults with borderline personality disorder: a retrospective longitudinal nationwide population-based study

Authors: Chao-Cheng Chang, Mu-Hong Chen, Ya-Mei Bai, Shih-Jen Tsai, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Ying-Jay Liou

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

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Abstract

In this study, we examined the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A total of 4649 AYAs with BPD and 46,490 age-, sex-, and socioeconomic-matched controls without BPD were enrolled from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan from 2001 to 2009 and were followed up until the end of 2011. Participants who contracted any STI during the follow-up period were identified. Cox regression analysis was conducted to examine the risk of contracting any STI among both patients and controls. A total of 4649 AYAs with BPD and 46,490 age-, sex-, and socioeconomic-matched controls without BPD were enrolled from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan from 2001 to 2009 and were followed up until the end of 2011. Participants who contracted any STI (ICD-9-CM code 042, 091–097, 087.11, 078.8, 078.88, 131, and 054.1) during the follow-up period were identified. Cox regression and sub-analyses stratified by sex, age, psychiatric comorbidity subgroups, and psychotropic medication usage were conducted to assess STI risk. AYAs with BPD were at a higher risk of contracting any STI (hazard ratio [HR] = 50.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 33.45–77.11) in comparison with controls, including HIV, syphilis, genital warts, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and genital herpes. The association of BPD with an increased risk of any STI was prevalent in both sexes, adolescents, and young adult patients. BPD with or without psychiatric comorbid subgroup were all associated with an elevated risk of contracting any STI relative to the control group. AYAs with BPD are highly susceptible to contracting STIs. Future studies should examine the role of the core symptoms of BPD, sexual orientation, risky sex behaviors, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and substance use before sex in the risk of STIs among AYAs with BPD.
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Metadata
Title
Elevated risk of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents and young adults with borderline personality disorder: a retrospective longitudinal nationwide population-based study
Authors
Chao-Cheng Chang
Mu-Hong Chen
Ya-Mei Bai
Shih-Jen Tsai
Tzeng-Ji Chen
Ying-Jay Liou
Publication date
11-05-2024