TY - JOUR
T1 - Views on sex and sex education among gang-involved Latino youth in the United States
AU - Kassab, Veronica A.
AU - Acevedo-Polakovich, Ignacio D.
AU - Grzybowski, Megan M.
AU - Stout, Stacy
AU - Richards, Allyn E.
AU - Barnett, Miya L.
AU - Guerra-Morales, Aileen
AU - Bell, Katrina M.
AU - Crider, Elizabeth A.
AU - Beck, Kara L.
AU - Brookins-Fisher, Jodi
AU - Alfaro, Mario
AU - Saxena, Suchita R.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Although gang-involved Latino youth in the United States are uniquely at risk of adverse consequences from sexual behavior, little research is available that can guide those who wish to develop interventions to reduce sexual risk among these youth. To facilitate the development of effective interventions, we identified cultural and contextual factors that influence sexual behavior and sex education among gang-involved Latino youth in one U.S. community. By analyzing transcripts from interviews and focus groups with three different groups of key stakeholders - gang-experienced Latino youth, the parents of gang-experienced Latino youth, and the personnel of a program providing comprehensive human services for gang-involved Latino youth - we identified three domains to be considered in developing sexual risk-reduction interventions for gang-involved U.S. Latino youth. The focus of our discussion is on the implications of these findings for future development or adaptation of interventions.
AB - Although gang-involved Latino youth in the United States are uniquely at risk of adverse consequences from sexual behavior, little research is available that can guide those who wish to develop interventions to reduce sexual risk among these youth. To facilitate the development of effective interventions, we identified cultural and contextual factors that influence sexual behavior and sex education among gang-involved Latino youth in one U.S. community. By analyzing transcripts from interviews and focus groups with three different groups of key stakeholders - gang-experienced Latino youth, the parents of gang-experienced Latino youth, and the personnel of a program providing comprehensive human services for gang-involved Latino youth - we identified three domains to be considered in developing sexual risk-reduction interventions for gang-involved U.S. Latino youth. The focus of our discussion is on the implications of these findings for future development or adaptation of interventions.
KW - Latino / Hispanic people
KW - adolescents / youth, at risk
KW - health promotion
KW - intervention programs
KW - sexuality / sexual health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84899536056&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1049732314529188
DO - 10.1177/1049732314529188
M3 - Article
C2 - 24705683
AN - SCOPUS:84899536056
SN - 1049-7323
VL - 24
SP - 654
EP - 664
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
IS - 5
ER -
