title: Risk-taking behaviors in early adolescent minority women: implications for research and practice.
abstract: Adolescence is a time of biologic, intellectual, and psychosocial transition for young women. For an African American or Hispanic girl, the challenge of being female is compounded by the challenge of being a member of a minority group. In this article, the authors present the reproductive health challenges faced by African American and Hispanic girls and suggest research-based programs and nursing practice interventions to address these challenges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion & Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. wdo100+@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Willa M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Doswell
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Braxter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States