HIV/AIDS Protective Factors among Urban American Indian Youths

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Authors: Flavio F. Marsiglia, Tanya Nieri, Arlene Rubin Stiffman

Publication Year: 2006

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Journal: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Keywords: Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; HIV/AIDS; Youth; Family; Substance Use; Sexual Risk

 

Short Abstract: This research examined how family and individual factors influence three HIV/AIDS risk behaviors: having more than one sexual partner in the last three months, substance use at last sexual intercourse, and condom non-use at last sexual intercourse.

 

Abstract: This research examined how family and individual factors influence three HIV/AIDS risk behaviors: having more than one sexual partner in the last three months, substance use at last sexual intercourse, and condom non-use at last sexual intercourse. The sample includes 89 sexually active American Indian adolescents living in a large Southwestern city. Logistic regression results revealed that family communication acts as a protective factor against HIV risk through a lower reported substance use during last sexual intercourse, but it did not appear to affect the number of multiple recent sex partners. Family and personal involvement in American Indian cultural activities, both low on average, had no effect on the outcomes. This study helps to fill the gap in knowledge on sexual health risk and protective factors among American Indian adolescents, an understudied group, and provides implications for intervention with American Indian youths and their families.

 

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Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038781/

Type of Resource: Peer-reviewed scientific article