title: Let's talk about sex: how comfortable discussions about sex impact teen sexual behavior.
abstract: A secondary analysis of data from 1,039 Latino adolescents who participated in a study of a sex education program was conducted to examine the impact of comfortable communication about sex on intended and actual sexual behavior. Results indicate that Latino adolescents have a broad communicative network, including friends, dating partners, and extended family members, with whom they talk about sex. Regression analyses suggest comfortable sexual communication is predictive of less likelihood of being sexually active, older at first intercourse, and increased intentions to delay intercourse.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Foundation Enterprises, CHOICES Program, 15701 E. Hill Street, La Puente, California 91744, USA. dr.bee@verizon.net
authors.forename: Bianca L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Guzmán
authors.forename: Michèle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Schlehofer-Sutton
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.forename: Mary Ellen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dello Stritto
authors.forename: Bettina J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Casad
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feria
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires