Sexual Activity and Other Risk-Taking Behaviors among Asian-American Adolescents

Tosh, Aneesh K.; Simmons, Patricia S.

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2006.10.010

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“…These results are in line with the results of our study. It is stated that 90% of young women in Asia, North Africa, the Middle East and Latin America have heard about at least one method; in contrast the number of women in Sub-Saharan African countries who have heard of any of these methods is quite low [16,17]. In Tehran, Mohammedi et al found that one-third of young men have knowledge about condom contraceptive pills and injections, in contrast to this 33% of them do not know any of the methods [18].…”

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Knowledge and Opinions of Turkish University Students About Contraceptive Methods and Emergency Contraception

2011

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This study was carried out to determine the knowledge and opinions of university students about contraceptive methods and emergency contraception (EC). The study comprised 1,689 students who volunteered to participate in the study and were selected from among students studying in two different universities in the 2007-2008 semester. Data were collected on a form that was developed by researchers. The chi-square test was used for the statistical analysis of the data. Oral contraceptive pills (93%), condoms (91.3%), IUDs (Intra Uterine Device) (76.6%) and the withdrawal method (56.8%) were in the lead amongst the contraceptive methods on which students had information. Twenty-nine percent of the students had heard of the concept of EC and 79.8% of those defined the concept accurately. Out of the total student sample, 38.7% stated that they had no information about the methods used for the purpose of EC. 89.6% of the students were of the opinion that every individual should have information about contraceptive methods. Turkish university students were found to be aware of many contraceptive methods; in addition, the opinions of the young university students relating to family planning were positive.

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Knowledge and Opinions of Turkish University Students About Contraceptive Methods and Emergency Contraception

2011

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“…Cultural taboos may make it difficult for parents to talk about sexual health with their teenagers (Kao, 2006). There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that increasing acculturation among AAPI youth is associated with a variety of health risk behaviors, including obesity-promoting behaviors (Unger et al, 2004), smoking (Chen et al, 1999;, delinquency (Le & Stockdale, 2005;Wong, 1999), alcohol use (Hahm, Lahiff, & Guterman, 2003), and sexual behaviors (Hahm, Lahiff, & Barreto, 2006;Tosh & Simmons, 2007). An acculturation gap between parent and child has been associated with parenting difficulties and family conflict in Asian American families (Buki, Ma, Strom, & Strom, 2003;Lee et al, 2000), which in turn has been reported to mediate the effect of the acculturation gap on depressive symptoms in Asian American adolescents (Ying & Han, 2007).…”

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men

Park

2008

Am J Mens Health

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Racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care are receiving increasing national attention from the fields of public health and medicine. Efforts to reduce disparities should adopt a life-span approach and recognize the role of gender. During adolescence, young people make increasingly independent decisions about health-related behavior and health care, while developing gender identity. Little is known about how cultural context shapes gender identity and gender identity's influence on health-related behavior and health care utilization. The authors review disparities in health status and health care among adolescents, especially young men, by reviewing health care access, clinical services, and issues related to culture, identity, and acculturation. Significant differences in health status by gender exist in adolescence, with young men faring worse on many health markers. This article discusses gaps in research and offers recommendations for improving health care quality and strengthening the research base on gender and disparities during adolescence.

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“…Premarital sex is discouraged and sex is not considered an open topic for discussion. Such sexual conservatism is viewed as vital to the maintenance of family unity (Okazaki, 2002;Sabato & Silverio, 2010;Tosh & Simmons, 2007). These cultural values on sex and sexuality may place Asian-American adolescents at greater risk for compromised sexual health.…”

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Factors related to sexual behaviors and sexual education programs for Asian-American adolescents

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Applied Nursing Research

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Sexual Activity and Other Risk-Taking Behaviors among Asian-American Adolescents

Cited by 29 publications

References 46 publications

Knowledge and Opinions of Turkish University Students About Contraceptive Methods and Emergency Contraception

Knowledge and Opinions of Turkish University Students About Contraceptive Methods and Emergency Contraception

Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men

Factors related to sexual behaviors and sexual education programs for Asian-American adolescents

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