Abstract
The purpose of this study is to understand and describe the influences associated with sexual risk-taking among African American college women. The study participants included 15 African American women aged 19 to 33 attending a 4-year university in Southeast, Texas. Each of the women self-identified as having engaged in sexual intercourse with at least one male partner within the past year. Data were gathered using semistructured in-depth interviews, each lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Analysis of the interviews revealed that women base their sexual risk-taking behavior on the level of intimacy sought or expected from their partner. The desire to engage in a long-term relationship was also indicative of participating in risky sexual behavior. The implications for intervention programs that are targeted at minimizing sexual risk-taking behavior are discussed in light of these findings.
Subject
Sociology and Political Science,Anthropology,Cultural Studies
Reference11 articles.
1. Cummings, G., Battle, R., Barker, J. & Krasnovsky, F. (1999). AIDS Education and Prevention, 11(4), 331-342.
2. De La Cancela, V. (1989). Minority AIDS prevention: Moving beyond cultural perspectives towards sociopolitical empowerment. AIDS Education & Prevention, 1, 141-153.
3. Black women and aids prevention: A view towards understanding the gender rules
4. 'Silent Epidemic' of 'Social Disease' Makes STD Experts Raise Their Voices
5. Reasons for having sex and sexual risk-taking: A study of heterosexual male STD clinic patients
Cited by
16 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献