“It Was a Learning Experience”: Lessons Learned From Young African American Men and Women's Sexual Debut

Lanier, Yzette; Hettenbach, Jennifer; Stoute, Khadijah; Hollender, Lauren; Sutherland, Griffin; Stewart, James

doi:10.1016/j.jana.2017.04.006

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“…Further, we noted that sexual partners exhibited a greater influence than other referent groups, highlighting the need for additional mixedgender research on relationship dynamics among adolescents (Lanier, Stewart, Schensul, & Guthrie, 2018;Towner, Dolcini, & Harper, 2015). Given reported difficulties to change behavior after sexual debut, more work is needed to understand sexual debut to promote earlier adoption of safer sexual practices (Lanier et al, 2017). Despite the documented risk behaviors, reported condom use was high, which can be used to encourage continued consistent condom use in addition to other strategies, such as routine HIV/STI testing.…”

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The development of an innovative, theory-driven, psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually active black adolescents with mental illnesses

Brawner

Abboud

Reason

et al. 2019

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), continue to disproportionately affect Black adolescents. Those experiencing the psychological sequelae of mental illnesses are at increased risk. Here, we outline the development of an HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually-active Black adolescents with mental illnesses. This research was guided by a psychosocial expansion of the Theory of Planned Behavior, nested within a broader social determinants of health framework. A youth community advisory board provided study oversight. Heterosexually-active Black adolescents aged 14 to 17 were recruited from communitybased outpatient mental health providers for focus groups, surveys and two "dress rehearsals" of the intervention protocol (N = 68). The qualitative and quantitative findings indicated that knowledge, attitudes and skills related to consistent condom use, reduced number of sexual partners, routine HIV/STI testing, abstinence and emotion regulation were important areas to target. These elicitation data provided insight on the context of HIV/STI risk for the study population, and were used to develop the intervention content. "Project GOLD: We are Kings and Queens" was designed to be delivered over two days (three hours per day), with eight, 45-minute modules. The activities address behaviors, as well as cognitive, emotional, psychological and social processes associated with HIV/STI risk. Alongside evidence-based HIV/STI prevention *

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The development of an innovative, theory-driven, psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually active black adolescents with mental illnesses

Brawner

Abboud

Reason

et al. 2019

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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“…As young people in non-Western and developing countries assimilate Western values and attitudes (through movies, music, and the internet), sexual behaviours like one-night stands are becoming widespread in developing countries [8] . Sexual debut refers to an individual's first sexual experience [9] , which can be 'early' or 'delayed' [10] . Sexual debut is 'early' when it occurs before the age of 18, and late when it occurs from age 20 and above [11] .…”

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School and Parental Factors Associated with One-Night Stand, Condom Use at Sexual Debut and Multiple Sexual Partners

Alabi¹,

Oyefara²,

Adisa³

2020

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In many countries, risky sexual behaviour appears to have become more common among sexually active young adults due to increasing acceptance of pre-marital sexual behaviour. This poses threat to the sexual and reproductive health of those who engage in same. This study investigated the possible influence of school and parental factors such as time of sexual debut (before or after admission), institutional type, accommodation type (whether campus or off-campus), parental marriage type, parental counselling and family of socialisation on three risky sexual behaviours. These are one-night stand, condom use at first sex and multiple sexual partners. The study adopted cross-sectional survey method. A total of 433 respondents were selected from three stratified tertiary institutions in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study found that institutional type and parents' marriage significantly influenced involvement in one-night stand. The age at sexual debut and parents' marriage type are associated with the use of condom at first sex. Also, while students of polytechnic had more sexual partners than their counterparts in the university and college of education (F: 16.849; p: 0.001), those living inside campus were significantly more likely to have multiple sexual partners than those outside campus (T: -1.995; p: 0.047). The study recommends the need for the management of institutes of higher learning and accommodation providers to improve their physical environment to discourage risky sexual behaviours, and to sensitise young people. Also, parent-child discussion on sex-related matters from both parents especially in polygynous homes is encouraged.

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The Significance of Sexual Debut in Women’s Lives

Sprecher

O’Sullivan

Drouin

et al. 2019

Curr Sex Health Rep

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“It Was a Learning Experience”: Lessons Learned From Young African American Men and Women's Sexual Debut

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

The development of an innovative, theory-driven, psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually active black adolescents with mental illnesses

The development of an innovative, theory-driven, psychoeducational HIV/STI prevention intervention for heterosexually active black adolescents with mental illnesses

School and Parental Factors Associated with One-Night Stand, Condom Use at Sexual Debut and Multiple Sexual Partners

The Significance of Sexual Debut in Women’s Lives

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