Family ecology and HIV sexual risk behaviors among African American and Puerto Rican adolescent males

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2002 Apr;72(2):294-302. doi: 10.1037/0002-9432.72.2.294.

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between family ecology and HIV sexual risk behavior among African American and Puerto Rican adolescent males. Family, psychosocial, and HIV risk factors were assessed in 171 African American and 187 Puerto Rican adolescent males. Findings suggest that family ecology, culture, and gender role variables may differentially affect HIV sexual risk behaviors within these groups.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Black or African American / psychology*
  • Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
  • Family / ethnology*
  • Family / psychology*
  • Gender Identity
  • HIV Seropositivity / ethnology*
  • HIV Seropositivity / psychology*
  • Hispanic or Latino / psychology*
  • Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Puerto Rico / ethnology
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk-Taking*
  • Social Support
  • Surveys and Questionnaires