title: Exploring family factors and sexual behaviors in a group of Black and Hispanic adolescent males.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore family factors that influence sexual behaviors among a group of Black and Hispanic adolescent males.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred seventy-eight subjects were selected from a convenience sample of 431 adolescents who participated in a 1996 Youth Survey conducted in San Bernardino County, California.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Having a sibling who was a teen parent was significantly associated with engaging in sexual intercourse among Hispanics. Among Blacks, having a father who was a teen dad was significantly associated with sexual intercourse.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings showed relationships between family characteristics and sexual attitudes and behaviors among participants.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA, USA. nrucibwa@sph.llu.edu
authors.forename: Naphtal Kaberege
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Rucibwa
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Modeste
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Curtis A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002140:California; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*