TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between ethnic identity and Chlamydia and Gonorrhea infections among low-income detained African American adolescent females
AU - Voisin, Dexter R.
AU - Salazar, Laura F.
AU - Crosby, Richard
AU - Diclemente, Ralph J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported, in part, by the Emory Center for AIDS Research (NIH/NIAID 2 P30 AI50409-04A1), the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, a grant from the University Research Council at Emory University, and by a grant award to the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies R25 HD045810-02.
PY - 2013/5/1
Y1 - 2013/5/1
N2 - This study explored the relationship between ethnic identity and Chlamydia and Gonorrhea infections among detained African American female adolescents. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 123 African American female adolescents within eight detention facilities in Georgia. Using audio-computer assisted self-interviewing technology, data were collected on demographics, ethnic identity, laboratory-confirmed Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, and other known correlates for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as socioeconomic status, parental monitoring, and risky sexual behaviors. Rates of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing yielded incidence rates of 22.6% and 4.3%, respectively. Findings indicated that, controlling for STI correlates, participants who indicated high ethnic identity were 4.3 times more likely to test positive for an STI compared to those scoring low on the measure of ethnic identity.
AB - This study explored the relationship between ethnic identity and Chlamydia and Gonorrhea infections among detained African American female adolescents. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 123 African American female adolescents within eight detention facilities in Georgia. Using audio-computer assisted self-interviewing technology, data were collected on demographics, ethnic identity, laboratory-confirmed Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, and other known correlates for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as socioeconomic status, parental monitoring, and risky sexual behaviors. Rates of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea testing yielded incidence rates of 22.6% and 4.3%, respectively. Findings indicated that, controlling for STI correlates, participants who indicated high ethnic identity were 4.3 times more likely to test positive for an STI compared to those scoring low on the measure of ethnic identity.
KW - African American females
KW - STIs
KW - detainees
KW - ethnic identity
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U2 - 10.1080/13548506.2012.726361
DO - 10.1080/13548506.2012.726361
M3 - Article
C2 - 23075205
AN - SCOPUS:84877685147
SN - 1354-8506
VL - 18
SP - 355
EP - 362
JO - Psychology, Health and Medicine
JF - Psychology, Health and Medicine
IS - 3
ER -