scholarly journals Pubertal Timing and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Rural African American Male Youth: Testing a Model Based on Life History Theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Kogan ◽  
Junhan Cho ◽  
Leslie Gordon Simons ◽  
Kimberly A. Allen ◽  
Steven R. H. Beach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Life History ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Life History Theory ◽  
Pubertal Timing ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
African American Male Youth

Parent-adolescent communication and sexual risk behaviors among African American adolescent females

2001 ◽  
Vol 139 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Gina M. Wingood ◽  
Richard Crosby ◽  
Brenda K. Cobb ◽  
Kathy Harrington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
African American Adolescent Females

Low-income African American Male Youth with ADHD Symptoms in the United States: Recommendations for Clinical Mental Health Counselors

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Tucker ◽  
Andrea Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
African American Male ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
African American Male Youth

African-American males living in poverty are among the least likely children and adolescents to receive mental health services in the United States, even though they are the most likely to be referred to mental health agencies for services. In this article the authors explore current problems facing impoverished African American male youth who exhibit symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), their need for mental health services, and the barriers to services that they face, and offer recommendations for mental health counselors.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Assessing Economic and Sexual Risk Behaviors Using Text Message Surveys in African-American Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness and Unemployment: Single-Group Study

10.2196/14833 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. e14833
Author(s):  
Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson ◽  
Nancy E Glass ◽  
Alain Labrique ◽  
Melissa Davoust ◽  
Fred M Ssewamala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Condomless Sex ◽  
Sex Exchange ◽  
American Young Adults

Background Text messages offer the potential to better evaluate HIV behavioral interventions using repeated longitudinal measures at a lower cost and research burden. However, they have been underused in US minority settings. Objective This study aims to examine the feasibility of assessing economic and sexual risk behaviors using text message surveys. Methods We conducted a single-group study with 17 African-American young adults, aged 18-24 years, who were economically disadvantaged and reported prior unprotected sex. Participants received a text message survey once each week for 5 weeks. The survey contained 14 questions with yes-no and numeric responses on sexual risk behaviors (ie, condomless sex, sex while high or drunk, and sex exchange) and economic behaviors (ie, income, employment, and money spent on HIV services or products). Feasibility measures were the number of participants who responded to the survey in a given week, the number of questions to which a participant responded in each survey, and the number of hours spent from sending a survey to participants to receiving their response in a given week. One discussion group was used to obtain feedback. Results Overall, 65% (n=11/17) of the participants responded to at least one text message survey compared with 35% (n=6/17) of the participants who did not respond. The majority (n=7/11, 64%) of the responders were women. The majority (n=4/6, 67%) of nonresponders were men. An average of 7.6 participants (69%) responded in a given week. Response rates among ever responders ranged from 64% to 82% across the study period. The mean number of questions answered each week was 12.6 (SD 2.7; 90% of all questions), ranging from 72% to 100%. An average of 6.4 participants (84%) answered all 14 text message questions in a given week, ranging from 57% to 100%. Participants responded approximately 8.7 hours (SD 10.3) after receiving the survey. Participants were more likely to answer questions related to employment, condomless sex, and discussions with sex partners. Nonresponse or skip was more often used for questions at the end of the survey relating to sex exchange and money spent on HIV prevention services or products. Strengths of the text message survey were convenience, readability, short completion time, having repeated measures over time, and having incentives. Conclusions Longitudinal text message surveys may be a valuable tool for assessing HIV-related economic and sexual risk behaviors. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03237871; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03237871

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