Sex, Pregnancy, and Contraception-related Motivators and Barriers among Latino and African-American Youth in Washington, DC

Aarons, Sigrid J.; Jenkins, Renée R.

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“…4,12 Studies have shown adolescent pregnancy to be acceptable among some African American youth, who may view early pregnancy as a normal phenomenon that would not significantly affect their life or interfere with their long-term goals. 9,11 Yet in reality, compared to those who delay pregnancy, adolescents who experience early childbearing are more likely to face numerous negative psychosocial outcomes, including low levels of educational attainment and employment, an increased likelihood of obtaining low-skilled and low-paying jobs, high rates of poverty, and dependence on public assistance. 13 Given the potential adverse consequence of early childbearing on long-term outcomes for adolescents' lives, understanding how African American female adolescents make contraceptive choices is essential.…”

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Contraceptive Attitudes among Inner-City African American Female Adolescents: Barriers to Effective Hormonal Contraceptive Use

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Davis

Neustadt

et al. 2009

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

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Contraceptive Attitudes among Inner-City African American Female Adolescents: Barriers to Effective Hormonal Contraceptive Use

Gilliam

Davis

Neustadt

et al. 2009

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

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“…1,2 Although the initiation of sexual intercourse is a normative step in adolescents' sexual development, 1,2 early sexual intercourse initiation (ie, before the average age) may be problematic. 3 -12 Early sexual intercourse has been associated with risky sexual behaviors (eg, unprotected sex), 3 -6 sexually transmitted infections (STIs), 7 -10 and unwanted pregnancy.…”

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Mother– and Father–Adolescent Relationships and Early Sexual Intercourse

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OBJECTIVES: To assess the prospective associations between mother-adolescent and fatheradolescent relationship quality and early sexual intercourse initiation (ie, ≤16 years) among a large sample of Dutch adolescents. METHODS:Two waves of data from the Rotterdam Youth Monitor, a longitudinal study in the Netherlands, were used. The analysis sample consisted of 2931 adolescents aged 12 to 16 years (Mean age@T1 = 12.5 years, SD = 0.61; Mean age@T2 = 14.3 years, SD = 0.60). Variables were assessed by means of self-report questionnaires. Prospective associations between mother-adolescent and father-adolescent relationships and early sexual initiation were assessed by logistic regression analyses, stratified by gender, controlling for various potential confounders. RESULTS:We found that only girls (not boys) having a higher-quality relationship with mothers were significantly less likely to have initiated early sexual intercourse between T1 and T2. Bivariate findings showed that both girls and boys having a higher-quality relationship with their father at T1 were significantly less likely to have engaged in early sexual intercourse between T1 and T2, but when assessed multivariately, these associations were no longer significant, neither for boys nor for girls. CONCLUSIONS:Our findings suggest that a higher-quality relationship between adolescents and their parents, especially between mothers and daughters, may help to protect against early sexual initiation. Pediatricians and other health care professionals should be able to explain to parents that early sexual intercourse initiation can be associated with negative health outcomes, but that parents can play an important role in promoting healthy sexual behaviors.

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“…This attitude reflects popular beliefs that the Baby Mama purposely becomes pregnant so that she could maintain a relationship while making the biological father financially indebted to her or to keep a part of him (Aaron and Jenkins 2002). The Baby Mama is assumed to desire her former or current sexual partner so much that she will sacrifice all other life plans to have his baby (Aaron and Jenkins 2002;Wyatt 1997, p. 131). The Baby Mama uses allincluding unethical-ploys to achieve her desire to attain the status of mother and/or a relationship.…”

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Hip Hop Honey or Video Ho: African American Preadolescents’ Understanding of Female Sexual Scripts in Hip Hop Culture

Stephens

Few

2007

Sexuality & Culture

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This qualitative study identifies African American preadolescents' acceptance and usage of Stephens and Phillips (2003) sexual scripts-the Diva, Gold Digger, Freak, Dyke, Gangster Bitch, Sister Savior, Earth Mother, and Baby Mama. These eight sexual scripts were found to be recognized and have shared meanings about sexual behaviors for participants. In turn, these were found to influence participants' conceptualizations of their own and general African American female sexuality, which differed significantly according to gender. Findings from this study are particularly important given the lack of research on sexual scripting among this population, filling a void of knowledge related to race and intraethnic variations in beliefs and attitudes about sexuality.

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Sex, Pregnancy, and Contraception-related Motivators and Barriers among Latino and African-American Youth in Washington, DC

Cited by 49 publications

References 7 publications

Contraceptive Attitudes among Inner-City African American Female Adolescents: Barriers to Effective Hormonal Contraceptive Use

Contraceptive Attitudes among Inner-City African American Female Adolescents: Barriers to Effective Hormonal Contraceptive Use

Mother– and Father–Adolescent Relationships and Early Sexual Intercourse

Hip Hop Honey or Video Ho: African American Preadolescents’ Understanding of Female Sexual Scripts in Hip Hop Culture

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