Contributing factors of teenage pregnancy among African-American females living in economically disadvantaged communities

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 44-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Summers ◽  
Young-Me Lee ◽  
Hyeonkyeong Lee
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
African American Females ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities

A Performative Memoric Investigation of YoungGiftedandFat

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Sharrell D. Luckett ◽  
Audrey Edwards ◽  
Megan J. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Performance Studies ◽  
African American Females ◽  
Stage Manager ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Assistant Director ◽  
Power Negotiations ◽  
Research Collective

In 2013, Sharrell D. Luckett formed the Performance Studies & Arts Research Collective, which encourages members to explore their identities through the arts. Around this time, Audrey Edwards and Megan J. Stewart—both African American females and Collective members—became interested in autoethnography, and Luckett invited them to study closely with her. In this performative essay, Luckett, Edwards, and Stewart implicitly highlight various power negotiations enacted as professor/student, actress/stage manager, actress/assistant director, and mentor/mentee, while all working on their own autoethnographies, and while working collectively on Luckett's autoethnographic performance: YoungGiftedandFat.

scholarly journals Age Differences in STDs, Sexual Behaviors, and Correlates of Risky Sex Among Sexually Experienced Adolescent African-American Females

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Sales ◽  
Jennifer L. Brown ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Teaniese L. Davis ◽  
Melissa J. Kottke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sex ◽  
African American Females

A Discussion of African-American Females on the Effect of HIV/AIDS: A Call for Action

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Necoal Holiday-Driver ◽  
Chippewa Thomas ◽  
Monica Hunter
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Females ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Evaluation of African American Adolescent Health Status With Gender Comparison

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy L. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Health Status ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Healthy People 2010

The goals of Healthy People 2010 are to increase the quality of life and life expectancy, and eliminate health disparities. There is no clear picture, however, if these goals are being addressed by African American adolescents. This study was conducted to evaluate health status of African American adolescents aged 13-19 in Florida’s Big Bend Region. Healthy People 2010 objectives were consulted for the evaluation. Responses from a convenience sample of 35 participants (63% female, 34% male) who completed a survey comprised of questions based on Likert scale are summarized here. The results show that the African American adolescents are engaging in some physical activity; however, only about half of them reported maintaining a healthy body weight. The majority of the adolescents reported avoiding smoking, but fewer adolescents reported avoiding drinking alcohol. Only a small percentage of the adolescents reported that their friends carried a gun or knife to school within the last 30 days; the percentage increased when the adolescents were asked if their friends got into a fist fight within the last 30 days. The adolescents sampled in this study have only achieved the Healthy People 2010 objectives in one of the health concern areas examined herein. It is also important to note that there are substantial gender-based disparities. In order to meet all Healthy People 2010 objectives, health education and promotion must be increased. Future research should explore different aspects of health status of adolescents in general, and further examine gender disparities and contributing factors.

scholarly journals A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of teenage mothers in coping with complications of pregnancy in Khaddamari Ward, Jere Local Government Area, Borno State

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (31) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Anioke Blessing Nkiruka
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Almost All ◽  
And Coping

Objectives: Teenage pregnancy is a world-wide phenomenon and a public health issue so our aim was to identify the contributing factors, and to study perception, complications, effects, challenges and coping mechanisms. Method: An explorative qualitative research design, snowball sampling, was used. Ten respondents were interviewed using an interview guide in Khaddamari Ward, Jere L.G.A. of Borno State. Results: The major contributing factor to teenage pregnancy is ignorance and lack of proper sex education both at home and school. Few responses listed traditional roles, cultural expectations, using drugs and alcohol, age discrepancy in relationships, socio-economic factors, sexual coercion and abuse. Most of them perceived fear, guilt and stigmatization and only a few of them said they were excited, proud and accepted. Anemia, preterm labour, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, obstructed labour and vesico-vaginal fistula were common complications. Almost all of them dropped out of school. Conclusion: Based on these findings of the study, a collaborative effort by all stakeholders involved should be employed in combating the complications of teenage pregnancy.

Prenatal steroid exposure promotes expression of renal injury indices in African American females (1134.11)

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
TanYa Gwathmey ◽  
Mark Chappell ◽  
Patricia Nixon ◽  
Lisa Washburn
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Renal Injury ◽  
African American Females

Barriers Facing African American Women in Technology

2011 ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Jianxia Du
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
American Women ◽  
Access To Technology ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Society

In technology education, African American women are normally in the minority. Contributing factors include the continuation of discrimination based on race and/or gender in American society, together with African American women’s own self-perception, which is itself influenced by their history of discrimination. These factors in turn affect their access to technology and technology education.

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