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A comparison of African American and Cuban American adolescent juvenile offenders: risky sexual and drug use behaviors
(Une comparaison de jeunes délinquants américains d'origine cubaine et africaine : étude des comportements sexuels à risque et des usages de drogues.)
Auteur(s) :
DEVIEUX J. G. ;
MALOW, R. M. ;
ERGON-PEREZ, E. ;
SAMUELS, D. ;
ROJAS P. ;
KHUSHAL S. R. ;
JEAN-GILLES, M.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
69-83
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
42
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
ETHNIE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
SEXUALITE
;
VIH
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PREVALENCE
;
COMPARAISON
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 2005, 5, (1/2), 69-83
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
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. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
College of Health and Urban Affairs, Florida International Univ., 3000 Northeast Street 151st Street, ACI 260, North Miami, FL 33181
Etats-Unis. United States.
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