The Length Of The Second Stage Of Labor In Uncomplicated, Nulliparous African American And Puerto Rican Women

This article compares the experience of young African-American and Puerto Rican women with the female condom during a thirty-day trial period by examining qualitative data from participant observations and in-depth interviews conducted at the end of the trial. Research was funded by CDC and conducted in two neighborhood health centers in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Salient findings identify inter-group similarities and differences in the local sociocultural community context in which African-American and Latina young women considered using the female condom as a method of protection against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, adopted strategies to introduce and negotiate the device with male partners, and communicated their experiences in post-trial interviews. Inter-group diversity is highlighted in community structures for promoting sexual health protection, and in women's patterns of communication, descriptions of their male partner's reactions to the device and trial activities and suggestions for health education focused on the female condom. Potential implications of these findings for future research and interventions in multicultural communities are also discussed.

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The second stage of labor: is it shorter in African American and Puerto Eican women?

Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health ◽

10.1016/s1526-9523(00)00044-1 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 351-352

Author(s):

Libby Cohen

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Second Stage Of Labor ◽

Second Stage

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Sexual risk behaviors in African American and Puerto Rican women: Impulsivity and self-control

Preventive Medicine Reports ◽

10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.09.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 218-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jung Yeon Lee ◽

Judith S. Brook ◽

Kerstin Pahl ◽

David W. Brook

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Puerto Rican ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Sexual Risk Behaviors ◽

Self Control ◽

Puerto Rican Women

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Trajectories of marijuana use and psychological adjustment among urban African American and Puerto Rican women

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291710002345 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 41 (8) ◽

pp. 1775-1783 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

K. Pahl ◽

J. S. Brook ◽

J. Koppel

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

African American ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Puerto Rican ◽

Psychological Adjustment ◽

Substance Use Disorder ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Puerto Rican Women

BackgroundThe current longitudinal study examined the developmental patterns of marijuana use and their relationship with subsequent psychological adjustment in a community-based sample of urban African American and Puerto Rican women.MethodParticipants were interviewed five times over a period ranging from adolescence (mean age 14.0 years) to adulthood (mean age 32.5 years). Outcome measures included depressive symptoms, anger/hostility and the presence of a substance use disorder (abuse/dependence).ResultsThree distinct trajectories of marijuana use were identified: non-users, increasers and quitters. Increasers reported higher levels of depressive symptoms and anger/hostility than did non-users and were more likely to meet criteria for a substance use disorder at age 32.5 years.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that early-starting long-term use of marijuana is associated with psychological maladjustment among women. Prevention efforts should emphasize the long-term cost associated with marijuana use, and that the best psychological health is reported by those who abstain from the drug.

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