Alcohol Use Problems and Sexual Risk Among Young Adult African American Mothers.
Studies have documented high levels of alcohol use and sexual risk among young mothers. We examined parenting satisfaction and self-efficacy in relation to alcohol use problems and sexual risk among 346 young African American women enrolled in an HIV prevention trial, 41 % (n = 141) of whom were mothers. Among mothers, greater parenting satisfaction was associated with a reduced likelihood of problematic alcohol use, having multiple sex partners, and testing positive for Trichomonas vaginalis. Relative to non-parenting women, mothers reported lower condom use. Compared to non-parenting women, mothers with the highest parenting satisfaction reported fewer alcohol use problems; mothers with the lowest parenting satisfaction reported lower condom use and were more likely to have multiple partners and test positive for T. vaginalis. Parenting self-efficacy was not associated with the outcomes examined. Future research investigating relationships between parenting satisfaction, alcohol use and sexual risk may be useful for improving multiple maternal health outcomes.
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. alswart@emory.edu.|Centers for AIDS Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. alswart@emory.edu.
Andrea
A
Swartzendruber
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.|Centers for AIDS Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jessica M
JM
Sales
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Eve S
ES
Rose
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.|Centers for AIDS Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.|Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ralph J
RJ
DiClemente
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
African American; Alcohol; Mothers; Sexual risk behavior; Sexually transmitted infections