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A Comparison of African American and Cuban American Adolescent Juvenile Offenders: Risky Sexual and Drug Use Behaviors
Dévieux, Jessy G.; Malow, Robert M.; Ergon-Pérez, Emma ...
Substance Abusing Latinos,
2005
Book Chapter
Racial and ethnic disparities exist in HIV seroconversion rates, with African American and Hispanic youth in the 13-19-year-old age group representing 61% and 21% of new AIDS cases, respectively. The ...
aim of this study was to examine sexual and drug use behaviors among a sample of 138 African American and Cuban American juvenile offenders. Cuban American adolescents showed higher levels of unprotected sex, higher levels of sex while using drugs, and higher levels of drug/alcohol use in the three and six months prior to confinement. These differences may be explained by multiple factors, including differences in acculturation levels among the Cuban American adolescents, differences in health messages targeted at the two groups, and family mores and norms. Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <
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In the United States, significant racial and ethnic disparities exist in HIV rates, with African American and Hispanic youth representing a disproportionate number of cases. This chapter examines sexual and drug use behaviors among a sample of 138 African American and Cuban American juvenile offenders. Cuban American adolescents showed higher levels of unprotected sex, higher levels of sex while using drugs, and higher levels of drug/alcohol use in the three and six months prior to confinement. Sexual Behaviors Significantly more Cuban American adolescents engaged in anal sex than African Americans in the six months prior to detention. A study among African American female adolescents suggested that communication about sexual matters among parents and their children, while not preventing engagement in sex, may result in more protective behaviors among adolescents. The use of skills training, role plays to achieve mastery, and motivational enhancement for example, may improve the chances that the intervention will lead to reductions in unsafe sexual practices.
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