Family and HIV/AIDS: First Line of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Pequegnat, Willo; Aids, Hiv

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“…Because we cannot change family structures, interventions must address the factors within the structures that drive risk. Family processes and parental attitudes towards sexuality play important roles in adolescents' sexual behaviors (Bangpan & Operario, 2012; Pequegnat, 2012). However, research on family processes in sub-Saharan Africa is limited (Defo & Dimbuene, 2012).…”

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Family structure effects on early sexual debut among adolescent girls in Rakai, Uganda

Pilgrim

Ahmed

Gray

et al. 2013

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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This study assessed the association between household family structure and early sexual debut among adolescent girls, ages 15-19, in rural Rakai District, Uganda. Early sexual debut is associated with detrimental physical, emotional and social outcomes, including increased risk of HIV. However, research on the family's role on adolescents' sexual risk behaviors in sub-Sahara Africa has been minimal and rarely takes into account the varying family structures within which African adolescents develop. Using six rounds of survey data (2001-2008) from the Rakai Community Cohort Study, unmarried adolescent girls (n=1940) aged 15-17 at their baseline survey, were followed until age 19. Parametric survival models showed that compared to adolescent girls living with both biological parents, girls who headed their own household and girls living with step-fathers, grandparents, siblings, or other relatives had significantly higher hazards of early sexual debut before age 16. Adolescent girls were significantly more likely to debut sexually if neither parent resided in the household, either due to death or other reasons. In addition, absence of the living biological father from the home was associated with higher risk of sexual debut, regardless of the biological mother's presence in the home. Our study's findings suggest that family structure is important to adolescent girls' sexual behavior. There is need for research to understand the underlying processes, interactions and dynamics of both low and high risk family structures in order to devise and strategically target interventions targeted for specific types of family structures.

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“…The cohort data collection was not designed to measure family processes (e.g. family communication) which may play a significant role in adolescent behavior (Pequegnat, 2012). Nonetheless, family structure establishes a context where family processes develop and unfold (Brown & Rinelli, 2010).…”

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Family structure effects on early sexual debut among adolescent girls in Rakai, Uganda

Pilgrim

Ahmed

Gray

et al. 2013

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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“…Interventions to change caregiver behavior are only one part of a comprehensive strategy for enhancing child survival and development. They need to be complemented with interventions targeting communities and health care systems (Elder, 2001; Pequegnat, 2011). Other articles in this issue of the journal focus on these other levels of analysis (Farnsworth et al, 2014; Vélez et al, 2014).…”

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Development and Evaluation of the Korean Health Literacy Instrument

Kang

Lee

Kim

et al. 2014

Journal of Health Communication

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In June of 2012, representatives from more than 80 countries promulgated a Child Survival Call to Action, which called for reducing child mortality to 20 or fewer child deaths per 1,000 live births in every country by 2035. To address the problem of ending preventable child deaths, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations Children's Fund convened, on June 3–4, 2013, an Evidence Summit on Enhancing Child Survival and Development in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries by Achieving Population-Level Behavior Change. Six evidence review teams were established on different topics related to child survival and healthy development to identify the relevant evidence-based interventions and to prepare reports. This article was developed by the evidence review team responsible for identifying the research literature on caregiver change for child survival and development. This article is organized into childhood developmental periods and cross-cutting issues that affect child survival and healthy early development across all these periods. On the basis of this review, the authors present evidence-based recommendations for programs focused on caregivers to increase child survival and promote healthy development. Last, promising directions for future research to change caregivers' behaviors are given.

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“…While the first decades of HIV/AIDS prevention programs were designed for individ-uals, recent research indicates interventions for couples and families have more impact in both preventing the spread of HIV and its consequences (El-Bassel et al, 2010;Pequegnat, 2011). As the epidemic continues, the age at which individuals become infected is reduced, so 50% of all new HIV infections occur among young people aged 10 -24 who are dependent on their family for care (UNAIDS/ WHO, 2005).…”

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HIV/STD prevention interventions for couples and families: A review and introduction to the Special Issue.

Pequegnat¹,

Bray²

2012

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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While tremendous progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of HIV, individuals continue to be at risk of acquiring HIV. There is increased recognition that interventions need to target couples and families in at-risk populations. This article provides an introduction to this special issue on couples, families, and HIV and a review of research on couple and family interventions for prevention of HIV. The section on couples focuses on prevention programs for heterosexual couples while the section on families focuses on family based prevention programs for adolescents. This review demonstrates the efficacy of couple and family interventions to reduce HIV risk behavior and to increase other HIV-related behaviors in couples and to prevent HIV risk behaviors in families. Implementation of these evidenced-based interventions in couple and family practice are discussed.

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Family and HIV/AIDS: First Line of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Cited by 10 publications

References 115 publications

Family structure effects on early sexual debut among adolescent girls in Rakai, Uganda

Family structure effects on early sexual debut among adolescent girls in Rakai, Uganda

Development and Evaluation of the Korean Health Literacy Instrument

HIV/STD prevention interventions for couples and families: A review and introduction to the Special Issue.

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