Sexual Risk Behaviors of African American Adolescent Females: The Role of Cognitive and Religious Factors.
J Transcult Nurs
; 29(1): 74-83, 2018 01.
Article
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| ID: mdl-27909236
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
African American (AA) high school-age girls are more likely to have had sex before age 13 years and have higher rates of all sexually transmitted infections. Cognition and religion/spirituality are associated with adolescent sexuality, therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify cognitive and religious substrates of AA girls' risky sexual behaviors.METHOD:
A descriptive study was conducted with 65 AA girls aged 15 to 20 years using computerized questionnaires and cognitive function tasks.RESULTS:
Average age was 17.8 ± 1.9 years and average sexual initiation age was 15.5 ± 2.6 years. Overall, 57.6% reported a history of vaginal sex. Girls who reported low/moderate religious importance were significantly younger at vaginal sex initiation than girls for whom religion was very/extremely important. Girls who attended church infrequently reported significantly more sexual partners. IMPLICATIONS Health care providers can use these findings to deliver culturally congruent health care by assessing and addressing these psychosocial factors in this population.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assunção de Riscos
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Comportamento Sexual
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Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Comportamento do Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Transcult Nurs
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos