Early Sexual Initiation and Subsequent Sex-Related Risks among Urban Minority Youth: The Reach for Health Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia O'Donnell ◽  
Carl R. O'Donnell ◽  
Ann Stueve
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Urban Minority ◽  
Early Sexual Initiation

Long-Term Influence of Sexual Norms and Attitudes on Timing of Sexual Initiation Among Urban Minority Youth

2003 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia O'Donnell ◽  
Athi Myint-U ◽  
Carl R. O'Donnell ◽  
Ann Stueve
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Sexual Norms ◽  
Urban Minority

Comorbid Conduct and Stress Disorder Intervention for Urban Minority Youth

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaleel K. Abdul-Adil ◽  
Karen Taylor-Crawford ◽  
Patrick Tolan ◽  
Carl Bell ◽  
Johnny Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Urban Minority

scholarly journals Correction to: Enhancing the Relevance and Effectiveness of a Youth Gambling Prevention Program for Urban, Minority Youth: A Pilot Study of Maryland Smart Choices

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 1269-1269
Author(s):  
Brittany R. Parham ◽  
Carl Robertson ◽  
Nancy Lever ◽  
Sharon Hoover ◽  
Tracy Palmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Youth Gambling ◽  
Urban Minority ◽  
Gambling Prevention

scholarly journals A Web-Based Interactive Tool to Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk in Urban Minority Youth: Usability Testing Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Verdaguer ◽  
Katrina F Mateo ◽  
Katarzyna Wyka ◽  
Tracy A Dennis-Tiwary ◽  
May May Leung
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Usability Testing ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Black African ◽  
Interactive Tool ◽  
Urban Minority ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Web

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is a serious public health issue among minority youth in the United States. Technology-enhanced approaches can be effective for promoting healthy behavior change. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the usability of prototypes of a Web-based interactive tool promoting healthy dietary behaviors to reduce childhood obesity risk in urban minority youth. The Web-based tool comprised a manga-style comic with interactive features (eg, sound effects, clickable pop-ups), tailored messaging, and goal setting, and was optimized for use on tablet devices. METHODS Latino and black/African American children ages 9 to 13 years were recruited to participate in two rounds of usability testing. A modified think-aloud method was utilized. Self-reported surveys and field notes were collected. Audio recordings and field notes from usability testing sessions were systematically reviewed by extracting and coding user feedback as either positive comments or usability or negative issues. The quantitative data from self-reported questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS Twelve children (four female; eight black/African American) with a mean age of 10.92 (SD 1.16) years participated. Testing highlighted overall positive experiences with the Web-based interactive tool, especially related to storyline, sound effects, and color schemes. Specific usability issues were classified into six themes: appearance, content, special effects, storyline, terminology, and navigation. Changes to the Web-based tool after round 1 included adding a navigation guide, making clickable icons more visible, improving graphic designs, and fixing programming errors. In round 2 of testing (after modifications to the Web-based tool were incorporated), many of the usability issues that were identified in round 1 did not emerge. CONCLUSIONS Results of testing will inform further development and finalization of the tool, which will be tested using a two-group pilot randomized study, with the goal of reducing childhood obesity risk in minority, low-income youth.

scholarly journals Determinants of early sexual initiation among female youth in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mastewal Arefaynie ◽  
Melaku Yalew ◽  
Yitayish Damtie ◽  
Bereket Kefale
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Wealth Status ◽  
Mixed Effect ◽  
Female Youth ◽  
Early Sexual Initiation

Abstract Background Evidences on determinants of early sexual initiation among female youth is still limited especially; community-level factors are not investigated in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess individual and community-level factors associated with early sexual initiation among female youth in Ethiopia. Methods The 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) dataset were used and a total of 6143 participants (female youth) were included. Multi-level mixed-effect logistic regression was done to identify individual and community-level factors. Adjusted odds ratio along with 95% confidence interval was used to show the strength and direction of the association. Finally, the level of statistical significance was declared at P value less than 0.05. Results Individual-level factors significantly associated with early sexual initiation among female youth were; age group from 19 to 24 years [AOR = 5.8, 95% CI = (4.6, 7.3)], not attending school [AOR = 14.1, 95% CI = (8.1, 24.7)], ever chewing Chat [AOR = 2.0, 95% CI = (1.3, 3.0)]. From community-level factors: living in Addis Ababa [AOR = 0.3, 95% CI = (0.2, 0.5)], living in Gambella [AOR = 2.7, 95% CI = (1.7, 4.3)] and live in a low proportion of poor communities [AOR = 0.7, 95% CI = (0.5, 0.9)] were significantly associated with early sexual initiation among female youth in Ethiopia. Conclusions Age, low educational status, ever chewing Chat, region and live in a high proportion of poor community had a statistical association with early sexual initiation among female youth in Ethiopia. Improving educational coverage and community-level of wealth status are important intervention areas to delay the age of early sexual initiation.

Factors associated with early sexual initiation and unsafe sex in adolescents: Substance use and parenting style

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 128-135
Author(s):  
Larissa F. Reis ◽  
Pamela J. Surkan ◽  
Juliana Y. Valente ◽  
Marcia H.S.M. Bertolla ◽  
Zila M. Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Unsafe Sex ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Early Sexual Initiation
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