Anal intercourse among preadolescent and early adolescent low-income urban African-Americans.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study, which was conducted as part of a larger study on adolescent risk behaviors, was to determine the frequency of anal intercourse among preadolescent and early adolescent youths.


METHODS
Survey.


METHODS
Three hundred fifty-one low-income urban African-American youths aged 9 to 15 years.


METHODS
A questionnaire assessing self-reported acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-risk behaviors was administered via a "talking" computer. The outcome measure was anal intercourse.


RESULTS
Of the 137 youths (39%) who had engaged in any sexual intercourse (vaginal or anal), 50 (36%) had engaged in anal intercourse, including 41 (35%) sexually active boys and nine (43%) sexually active girls. Youths who had engaged in anal intercourse were significantly more likely to report having been sexually molested and having engaged in several delinquent behaviors than were virgins or youths who had engaged in coitus only.


CONCLUSIONS
Efforts at preventing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome that target low-income urban African-American early adolescents should include the high-risk nature of anal intercourse.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Ricardo
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Galbraith
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015142:Baltimore; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population