Toward an Understanding of the Context of Anal Sex Behavior in Ethnic Minority Adolescent Women

Understanding the context of anal sex behavior among ethnic minority adolescent women has public health implications for behavioral sexual health promotion and risk reduction interventions. African-American (n = 94) and Mexican-American (n = 465) women (14-18 years of age) enrolled in a clinical tri...

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Published in:Issues in mental health nursing 2014-07, Vol.35 (7), p.509-516
Main Authors: Champion, Jane Dimmitt, Roye, Carol F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
African Americans - psychology
Condoms
Female
Hispanic Americans - psychology
HIV Infections - nursing
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - psychology
Humans
Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
Risk Reduction Behavior
Sex Education
Sex Offenses - prevention & control
Sex Offenses - psychology
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - nursing
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - nursing
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Unsafe Sex - prevention & control
Unsafe Sex - psychology
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Summary:Understanding the context of anal sex behavior among ethnic minority adolescent women has public health implications for behavioral sexual health promotion and risk reduction interventions. African-American (n = 94) and Mexican-American (n = 465) women (14-18 years of age) enrolled in a clinical trial completed semi-structured interviews to assess psychosocial and situational factors and relationships to sexual risk behavior, substance use, sexually transmitted infection/HIV acquisition, and violence. Bivariate analyses with comparisons by anal sex experiences identified differences by ethnicity and higher self-reported histories of sexual risk behaviors, substance use, violence, and stressful psychosocial and situational factors among adolescent women experiencing anal sex. Predictors of anal sex identified through logistic regression included Mexican-American ethnicity, ecstasy use, methamphetamine use, childhood sexual molestation, oral sex, and sex with friends for benefits.
ISSN:0161-2840
1096-4673
DOI:10.3109/01612840.2014.888602