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Health Education Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, 449-463, 1994
© 1994 Oxford University Press

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Risk-taking behaviors and AIDS knowledge: experiences and beliefs of minority adolescent mothers

D. Koniak-Griffin, A. Nyamathi, R. Vasquez1 and A.A. Russo2

University of California Los Angeles, School of Nursing 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 00246919
1AIDS Health Care Foundation Clinics 1414 South Grand Avenue, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90015
2Brigham Young University, Clinical Psychology Department 284 Taylor Building, PO Box 28626, Provo, UT 84602-8626, USA

Using a qualitative focus-group methodology, this study investigated risk-taking behaviors and AIDS knowledge among minority pregnant and parenting adolescents at risk for heterosexual and perinatal transmission of HIV. Seven focus groups were conducted with a total of 48 young women recruited from alternative schools and residential facilities for pregnant adolescents and young mothers in Southern California. Participants also completed a background questionnaire soliciting sociodemographic information and an AIDS knowledge test. The sample included 33 Latinas and 15 African-Americans, ranging in age from 12 to 19 years. There were bipolar findings regarding risk-taking behaviors. At one end of the continuum were young women with a history of one or more of the following behaviors: multiple sex partners, drug and alcohol use, carrying weapons, and participating in gang-related activities. Contrasting with these, were those who had one or two sex partners and no history of alcohol or drug abuse. A majority of the participants were having unprotected sex. A variety of factors affected condom use, including gender inequality, embarrassment, and personal preferences and values. Risk-taking was also influenced by lack of security and safety in daily living, emotion-focused coping and peer pressure.


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