Focused Female Condom Education and Trial: Comparison of Young African American and Puerto Rican Women's Assessments

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Idalí Torres ◽  
Robert Tuthill ◽  
Sarah Lyon-Callo ◽  
C. Mercedes Hernández ◽  
Paul Epkind

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.

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2759
Author(s):  
Alexia Aline Da Silva Moraes ◽  
Cleuma Sueli Santos Suto ◽  
Jones Sidnei Barbosa de Oliveira ◽  
Carle Porcino ◽  
Sérgio Corrêa Marques ◽  
...  

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar as representações sociais de discentes de escolas públicas sobre o preservativo feminino. Método: trata-se de estudo qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo, apoiado na Teoria das Representações Sociais, com 94 estudantes do ensino médio de escolas públicas, utilizou-se a Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras com o termo indutor “preservativo feminino”, a análise dos dados deu-se por meio do software de análise textual IRAMUTEQ que originou uma figura de similitudes e a nuvem de palavras. Resultados: as discentes representaram o preservativo feminino como possibilidade de “sexo seguro” e importante tecnologia que favorece a autonomia, a prevenção, a proteção de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis e da gravidez não planejada, mas a ausência de familiaridade com o método e as relações de gênero foram identificadas como fatores que dificultam a utilização. Conclusão: constatou-se que o preservativo feminino é importante para ‘prevenção de doenças e proteção contra a gravidez’, isso implica no processo teórico prático acerca da importância da educação em saúde e aumento da adesão do preservativo feminino nas relações sexuais. Descritores: Estudantes; Preservativo Feminino; Sexualidade; Saúde da Mulher; Teoria Social; Educação em Saúde. ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the social representations of public school students about the female condom. Method: a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study supported by the Theory of Social Representations, with 94 high school students from public schools, the Free Speech Association technique was used with the term "female condom". Data analysis was done through the IRAMUTEQ textual analysis software that originated a figure of similarities and the word cloud. Results: the students represented the female condom as a possibility of "safe sex" and an important technology that favors autonomy, prevention, protection from sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy, but lack of familiarity with the method and relations of gender identified as factors that make it difficult to use. Conclusion: it was found that the female condom is important for 'prevention of diseases and protection against pregnancy', this implies in the practical theoretical process about the importance of health education and increase of female condom adherence in sexual relations. Descriptors: Students; Female Condoms; Sexuality; Women’s Health; Social theory; Health Education.RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar las representaciones sociales de los discentes de escuelas públicas sobre el preservativo femenino. Método: se trata de un estudio cualitativo, exploratorio y descriptivo, apoyado en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales, con 94 estudiantes de la enseñanza media de escuelas públicas, se utilizó la Técnica de Asociación Libre de Palabras con el término inductor "preservativo femenino", el análisis de los datos se dio a través del software de análisis textual IRAMUTEQ que originó una figura de similitudes y la nube de palabras. Resultados: los discentes representaron el preservativo femenino como posibilidad de "sexo seguro" e importante tecnología que favorece la autonomía, la prevención, la protección de infecciones sexualmente transmisibles y del embarazo no planificado, pero la ausencia de familiaridad con el método y las relaciones de género fueron identificadas como factores que dificultan la utilización. Conclusión: se constató que el preservativo femenino es importante para la prevención de enfermedades y protección contra el embarazo, lo que implica en el proceso teórico práctico acerca de la importancia de la educación en salud y aumento de la adhesión del preservativo femenino en las relaciones sexuales. Descriptores: Estudiantes; Preservativo Femenino; La sexualidad; Salud de la Mujer; Teoría Social; Educación en Salud.


Author(s):  
Jennifer Tsai ◽  
Davida Becker ◽  
Steve Sussman ◽  
Ricky Bluthenthal ◽  
Jennifer Unger ◽  
...  

Adolescents and emerging adults who engage in risky sexual behaviors (RSBs), such as inconsistent condom use, having multiple partners, having sex at a young age, and having sex while intoxicated or high, are at elevated risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unplanned pregnancy. The chapter discusses the relationship of acculturation (along with associated intrapersonal and interpersonal mediators and moderators) with RSB outcomes. Acculturation can be a protective or risk-enhancing factor for RSBs among adolescents. Intrapersonal variables, such as academic achievement, sexual intention, and sexual health knowledge, and interpersonal variables, such as parent, peer, and partner relationships, can act as mediators between acculturation and RSBs. The strength of these relationships may be further moderated by religiosity and gender. Implications for future research and interventions are proposed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 218-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Yeon Lee ◽  
Judith S. Brook ◽  
Kerstin Pahl ◽  
David W. Brook

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1775-1783 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Pahl ◽  
J. S. Brook ◽  
J. Koppel

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.


2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion W. Carter ◽  
Linda Hock-Long ◽  
Joan Marie Kraft ◽  
Dare Henry-Moss ◽  
Kendra Hatfield-Timajchy ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Varela-Flores ◽  
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H. Vázquez-Rivera ◽  
F. Menacker ◽  
Y. Ahmed ◽  
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