A comparison of African American and Cuban American adolescent juvenile offenders: risky sexual and drug use behaviors

DEVIEUX J. G. ; R. M. MALOW ; E. ERGON-PEREZ ; D. SAMUELS ; ROJAS P. ; KHUSHAL S. R. ; M. JEAN-GILLES | 2005
Périodique

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 [...]

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Substance abuse among Puerto Rican and Dominican gang members in a small city setting

M. DE LA ROSA ; RUGH D. ; ROJAS P. | 2005
Périodique

ENGLISH : Joining a gang increases an adolescent's risk for substance abuse. To better understand the contextual development of drug use behavior, this retrospective ethnographic study describes a sample of 76 young small-city mainland Puerto-[...]

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