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ERIC Number: EJ558983
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Adapting a Comprehensive Approach to African American Women's Sexual Risk Taking.
Wyatt, Gail E.; Tucker, M. Belinda; Romero, Gloria J.; Carmona, Jennifer Vargas; Newcomb, Michael D.; Wayment, Heidi A.; Loeb, Tamra Burns; Solis, Beatriz M.; Mitchell-Kernan, Claudia
Journal of Health Education, v28 n6 suppl pS52-S60 Nov-Dec 1997
Examined factors predicting the context of HIV-related sexual behaviors in African American women. Surveys investigated demographics; sexual history, behavior, attitudes, risk, and communication; drug use; contraception; and risk reduction efforts since Magic Johnson's HIV disclosure. Demographics, sexual communication, and past sexual experiences related to increased HIV-related sexual risk-taking. Johnson's disclosure increased protective behaviors. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Age Differences, Behavior Change, Blacks, Females, Marital Status, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Risk Reduction; Risk Taking Behavior