scholarly journals The mediating role of partner communication frequency on condom use among African American adolescent females participating in an HIV prevention intervention.

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Sales ◽  
Delia L. Lang ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Teaniese P. Latham ◽  
Gina M. Wingood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Partner Communication ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Communication Frequency

An Evaluation of Sisters Informing Healing Living Empowering: Increasing HIV Knowledge Among African American Adolescent Females Using an Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Intervention

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthera McNeill ◽  
Nancy George ◽  
Raenita Glover
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Sexual Health Education ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Hiv Epidemic

Background: In Detroit, Michigan, 85% of HIV cases are among African American youth. Approximately 53.4% of African American high school females have had sexual intercourse; 44.7% did not use a condom during the last sexual encounter. School-based sexual health education may be limited regarding HIV prevention. Sexual health education that is culturally and gender-specific is needed to provide knowledge that may impact condom self-efficacy and address the HIV epidemic among African American adolescents in Detroit. Community-based organizations may be used to implement an evidence-based educational intervention. Methods: A 1-group, pretest/posttest design was used to evaluate knowledge of HIV and condom use among 11 African American adolescent females who participated in an evidence-based intervention, Sisters Informing Healing Living Empowering (SIHLE), during 3-hr sessions over 4 consecutive Saturdays. There was 100% attendance among participants for all sessions. Knowledge of HIV and condom use was measured with a 16-item true/false survey before and after the intervention. Results: A significant difference between HIV knowledge at pretest and HIV knowledge at posttest was noted, z = −2.322, p = .02. Conclusion: Nurses and community stakeholders can be instrumental in addressing the HIV epidemic by implementing evidence-based interventions that increase knowledge of HIV prevention and condom use.

scholarly journals Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Adolescent Girls

JAMA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 292 (2) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Gina M. Wingood ◽  
Kathy F. Harrington ◽  
Delia L. Lang ◽  
Susan L. Davies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
African American Adolescent

scholarly journals BMI and disordered eating in urban, African American, adolescent girls: The mediating role of body dissatisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Buckingham-Howes ◽  
Bridget Armstrong ◽  
Megan C. Pejsa-Reitz ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Dawn O. Witherspoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Urban African American Adolescent

scholarly journals Influence of sexual arousability on partner communication mediators of condom use among African American female adolescents

Sexual Health ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Swartzendurber ◽  
Sarah H. Murray ◽  
Jessica M. Sales ◽  
Robin R. Milhausen ◽  
Stephanie A. Sanders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Partner Communication ◽  
Sexual Arousability ◽  
Communication Frequency

Background Ample evidence shows that partner sexual communication is related to condom use. Although communication about safer sex may often occur when sexual arousal is high, no studies have examined arousability, one’s propensity for sexual arousal and partner sexual communication. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between sexual arousability and partner-related mediators of condom use among African American female adolescents, who have disproportionate risk for HIV and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Methods: The study analysed self-reported baseline data from 701 African American females aged 14–20 years participating in a HIV/STI trial. Linear regression models examined associations between arousability and partner-related mediators of condom use (partner sexual communication self-efficacy, partner sexual communication frequency, sex refusal self-efficacy and condom use self-efficacy), controlling for age, impulsivity and relationship power. Results: Greater arousability was significantly associated with reduced levels of each partner communication outcome assessed (partner sexual communication self-efficacy, partner sexual communication frequency and sex refusal self-efficacy) but was not associated with condom use self-efficacy. Conclusions: Arousal and other positive aspects of sex have largely been ignored by HIV/STI prevention efforts, which primarily focus on individual behaviour. A population-level sexual health approach focusing on sexual wellbeing may reduce stigma, facilitate partner sexual communication and be more effective at reducing HIV/STI rates than traditional approaches.

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