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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Perceived peer safer sex norms and sexual risk behaviors among substance-using latino adolescents
AIDS Education and Prevention, Volume 24, No. 1, Year 2012
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We investigated the association between perceived peer norms and safer sexual behaviors among substance using Latino youth. Between 2005 and 2006, cross-sectional data were collected from 92 Latino adolescents recruited from clinic- and community-based settings in two U.S. cities. Separate multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between perceived peer norms around safer sex and two different outcomes: Consistent condom use and multiple sexual partnerships. Among these participants, perceived peer norms encouraging safer sex were associated with consistent condom use even after controlling for individualand partner-related factors. Perceived peer norms supporting safer sex were inversely associated with recently having two or more sexual partners after controlling for demographic characteristics. Perceived peer norms around safer sexual behavior contribute to a lower likelihood of engaging in two HIV/STI risk behaviors: inconsistent condom use and multiple partnering. These findings suggest that further development of peer-based interventions for Latino youth is warranted. © 2012 The Guilford Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kapadia, Farzana
United States, New York
New York University
Frye, Victoria A.
United States, New York
New York Academy of Medicine
Bonner, Sebastian
United States, New York
New York Academy of Medicine
Emmanuel, Patricia J.
United States, Tampa
University of South Florida, Tampa
Samples, Cathryn L.
United States, Boston
Boston Children's Hospital
Latka, Mary H.
South Africa, Johannesburg
The Aurum Institute
United States, New York
Mailman School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1521/aeap.2012.24.1.27
ISSN:
08999546
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study