Differences in Sexual Behaviors and Teen Dating Violence among Black,Hispanic, and White Female Adolescents |
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| Authors: | Makini A. S. Boothe Rula M. Wilson Teri E. Lassiter Bart Holland |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USAmakini.boothe@gmail.com;3. School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA;4. School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA;5. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA |
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| Abstract: | We examined differences in sexual behaviors among White, Black, and Hispanic adolescent females exposed to dating or sexual violence (DSV) using the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. We also examined the interaction effect of exposure to DSV and race or ethnicity on sexual behaviors. Sexual behaviors were significantly associated with both race or ethnicity and DSV; DSV was a stronger predictor of sexual behaviors than race or ethnicity; and the effect of DSV on condom use was more pronounced among Hispanic adolescents, whereas the effect of DSV on birth control use was more pronounced among both Black and Hispanic adolescents. Adolescent health programs should simultaneously address DSV and sexual risk reduction, with particular emphasis on birth control and condom use among ethnic minority populations. |
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| Keywords: | birth control condom use intimate partner violence physical abuse race/ethnicity sexual abuse |
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