Citation
Bartlett, R. & Shattell, M. M. (2008). Risk and protection for HIV/AIDS in African-American, Hispanic, and White adolescents. Journal of the National Black Nurses Association. vol. 19 (1) pp. 19-25Abstract
African-Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS in the United States. HIV infection is often acquired during adolescence, a time when risky sexual behaviors are at their peak. This study explored relationships among selected risk factors, protective factors, and risky sexual behaviors among African-American, Hispanic, and White adolescents, from a sample of adolescents from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. African-Americans and Hispanics were more likely to have sexual intercourse without the use of birth control than were Whites. African-Americans were more likely to have sexual behavior with multiple sexual partners than either Hispanics or Whites were, and African-Americans had higher self-esteem than did Hispanics and Whites. In order to develop culturally sensitive, effective interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS in adolescents, racial differences in risk and protective factors must be examined.URL
https://iaes.confex.com/iaes/IAES66/techprogram/P1967.HTMKeyword(s)
HIV/AIDSReference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
Journal of the National Black Nurses AssociationAuthor(s)
Bartlett, R.Shattell, M. M.