| Alcohol/Drug Exposure, HIV-Related Sexual Risk Among Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Evidence From a National Survey. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21972987 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
BACKGROUND: Migration of the native populations from reservations to the urban areas has resulted in mixed ethnicities of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) children. Minority youth require special attention and services in urban schools as they disproportionately experience poverty, low educational attainment, unemployment, and single-parent status. METHODS: We used 2005 and 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data to examine alcohol/drug use patterns and their association with sexual risk taking among AIAN only (single-racial) and biracial youth in combination with White, African American, or Hispanic ethnicities (N = 1178). RESULTS: Overall, one half of the students were sexually active, with significantly higher rates among males; AIAN-Black students initiated sex earlier than the other groups. Condom nonuse is higher among AIAN-Whites (>50%) compared to one third of AIAN-Hispanics and one fourth of AIAN-Blacks. Nearly 10% of all students, except AIAN-Blacks, reported lifetime use of heroin/meth. Sexual behavior was significantly associated with episodic drinking. Students with Hispanic background have twice the odds of being sexually active compared to AIANs. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings underscore growing health care needs and targeted prevention initiatives for mixed racial underserved native youth. Urban school settings have potential to deliver services and offer alcohol/drug prevention programs to address the needs of mixed racial native urban youth. Using the School Based Health Clinic model has been successful; we need to reform prevention approaches to accommodate needs of multiracial urban native youth. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler; Malembe S Ebama |
Related Documents
:
|
20452927 - Impact of curriculum infusion on college students' drinking behaviors. 9065897 - Two varieties of helping in drunk-driving intervention: personal and situational factors. 11863277 - Factors associated with regular marijuana use among high school students: a long-term f... 9069677 - Average weekly alcohol consumption: drinking percentiles for american college students. 8925947 - Trade-offs in the family: sibling effects on daughters' activities in 1910. 10118377 - Achieving total quality through intelligence. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The Journal of school health Volume: 81 ISSN: 1746-1561 ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-10-06 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0376370 Medline TA: J Sch Health Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 671-9 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Copyright Information:
|
© 2011, American School Health Association. |
Affiliation:
|
Program Evaluator, (srmikl@parknet.pmh.org), Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education and Training Center, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, Chase Bank Building, 6300 Harry Hines Boulevard, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75235. Doctoral Student, (mebama@live.unthsc.edu), University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Perception of Overweight Is Associated With Poor Academic Performance in US Adolescents.
Next Document: Promoting Uptake of the HPV Vaccine: The Knowledge and Views of School Staff.