title: Childhood abuse history and risk behaviors among teen parents in a culturally rooted, couple-focused HIV prevention program.
abstract: Pregnant and parenting adolescents living in inner cities are at risk for acquiring HIV through unprotected sexual activity. In addition to individual risk behaviors, a lack of socioeconomic and other environmental resources create risk environments that make certain communities vulnerable to both adolescent pregnancy and HIV/AIDS. Research indicates that adolescent parents, many who have histories of childhood trauma, may use their experience of young parenthood and the concomitant feelings of parental protectiveness as a source of renewed hope for their future. The purpose of this report is to explore the relationship between history of childhood abuse and high risk behaviors in adolescent Latino mothers and fathers enrolled in a randomized clinical trial of a culturally rooted, couple-focused HIV prevention program. In addition, this report describes the HIV prevention program that was designed specifically for young Latino parents wherein maternal and paternal protectiveness are viewed as intrinsic and developing critical factors that promote resiliency and motivate behavioral change.
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koniak-Griffin
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Figueroa
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Cumberland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000208:ethnology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012309:Risk-Taking