title: HIV/AIDS protective factors among urban American Indian youths.
abstract: This research examined how family and individual factors influence 3 HIV/AIDS risk behaviors: having more than 1 sexual partner in the last 3 months, substance use at last sexual intercourse, and condom non-use at last sexual intercourse. The sample includes 89 sexually active American Indian adolescents living in a large Southwestern U.S. city. Logistic regression results revealed that family communication acts as a protective factor against HIV risk through a lower reported substance use during last sexual intercourse, but it did not appear to affect the number of multiple recent sex partners. Family and personal involvement in American Indian cultural activities, both low on average in this urban sample, had no effect on outcomes. This study advances knowledge on sexual health risk and protective factors among American Indian adolescents, an understudied group, and provides implications for prevention intervention with American Indian youths and their families.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Interdiciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University School of Social Work, Tempe, USA. marsiglia@asu.edu
authors.forename: Flavio Francisco
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Marsiglia
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nieri
authors.forename: Arlene Rubin
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Stiffman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population