RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN STIS/HIV AND INTERPARTNER VIOLENCE: A CONSIDERATION OF GIRL'S OBESITY, SELF-WEIGHT PERCEPTION, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND PEER CLIMATE IN TRANSITION FROM ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD

Purpose: There are significant racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of STI/HIV and sexual risk behaviors starting from adolescence. This study examined contributing factors to dating and sex in non-Hispanic white (NHW), NH-black (NHB), Hispanic and other race girls and how these factors affec...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2020-02, Vol.66 (2S), p.S71
Main Authors: Min, Jungwon, Faerber, Jennifer, Skolnik, Ava, Akers, Aletha Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Age groups
Attachment
Black white differences
Black white relations
Body weight
Dating
Ethnic differences
Ethnicity
Family structure
Females
Girls
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Intimate partner violence
Life transitions
Linear analysis
Minority & ethnic groups
Obesity
Parent-child relations
Parents & parenting
Perceptions
Race
Racial differences
Racial inequality
Risk behavior
Risk factors
Safe sexual practices
School environment
Sex differences
Sexual behavior
Sexual health
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social contact
STD
Teenagers
Victimization
Young adults
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Summary:Purpose: There are significant racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of STI/HIV and sexual risk behaviors starting from adolescence. This study examined contributing factors to dating and sex in non-Hispanic white (NHW), NH-black (NHB), Hispanic and other race girls and how these factors affect the risk of having multiple sex partners, STIs/HIV, and inter-partner violence (IPV) up to early adulthood in the US. Methods: Dating experiences and sexual health were tracked in adolescence and young adulthood along with multilevel determinants including individual, family and peer characteristics using nationally representative longitudinal data collected from 43,594 females using the ADD Health datasets (Waves I-IV, 1994-2008). Generalized linear models were used to test whether racial/ethnic disparities in sexual health from adolescence to young adulthood (between 12-32 years of age) persisted after controlling for significant adolescent characteristics in dating and sex. Results: There were significant differences across racial/ethnic groups in adolescent dating and sexual behaviors. NHW girls had the highest rate in dating (76.3%) and having self-efficacy to negotiate safe sex with partners (86.5%), while NHB girls did in sexual initiation (58.6%, all p
ISSN:1054-139X
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