Siecus fact sheet: sexuality and youth in communities of color.Young people in communities of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color face disproportionate dis·pro·por·tion·ate adj. Out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount. dis  pro·por rates of
unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseasesInfections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely , including HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. . The reasons for these disparities are rooted in the complex social, economic, and political landscape of our nation and are difficult to understand completely. Still, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) suggest several important factors including the distribution of poverty, availability and quality of health care, the level of drug use in some communities, multiple sexual partners, and sexual networks with high STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) Long distance dialing outside of the U.S. that does not require operator intervention. STD prefix codes are required and billing is based on call units, which are a fixed amount of money in the currency of that country. prevalence. This fact sheet provides information about many issues affecting the health of young people in communities of color including sexual behavior sexual behavior A person's sexual practices–ie, whether he/she engages in heterosexual or homosexual activity. See Sex life, Sexual life. , contraceptive contraceptive /con·tra·cep·tive/ (-sep´tiv) 1. diminishing the likelihood of or preventing conception. 2. an agent that so acts. use, STDs. HIV, unintended pregnancy, and knowledge and beliefs about sexual health. Understanding all of these issues can help professionals design culturally competent sexuality education and prevention programs. Throughout this fact sheet references to racial/ethnic groups vary. These variations reflect the terms used in the original research. SEXUAL BEHAVIOR Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS YRBS Youth Risk Behavior Survey ) (1) * 60.8 percent of Black students (68.8 percent of male and 53.4 percent of female); 48.4 percent of Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere students (53 percent of male and 44 percent of female); and 43.2 percent of White students (41.1 percent of male and 41.3 percent of female) reported having had sexual intercourse sexual intercourse or coitus or copulation Act in which the male reproductive organ enters the female reproductive tract (see reproductive system). . * 16.3 percent of Black students (25.7 percent of male and 7.6 percent of female); 7.6 percent of Hispanic students (11.4 percent of male and 4.1 percent of female); and 4.7 percent of White students (6.2 percent of male and 3.3 percent of female) reported having initiated sexual intercourse before the age of 13. * 45.6 of Black students (52.3 percent of male and 39.5 percent of female); 35.9 percent of Hispanic students (37.3 percent of male and 34.5 percent of female); and 31.3 percent of White students (30.0 percent of male and 32.3 percent of female) reported being currently sexually active, defined as having had sexual intercourse in the three months prior to the survey. * 26.6 percent of Black students (38.7 percent of male and 15.6 percent of female); 14.9 percent of Hispanic students (20.6 percent of male and 9.5 percent of female); and 12 percent of White students (12.8 percent of male and 11.1 percent of female) reported having had sexual intercourse with four or more partners. * Among currently sexually active students, 17.8 percent of Black students, 24.1 percent of Hispanic students, and 27.8 percent of White students reported using alcohol or drugs during last intercourse INTERCOURSE. Communication; commerce; connexion by reciprocal dealings between persons or nations, as by interchange of commodities, treaties, contracts, or letters. . Data from the National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults (2) * 68 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 69 percent of African-American adolescents and young adults, 67 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 57 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults reported having had sexual intercourse. * 61 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 41 percent of African-American adolescents and young adults, 47 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 40 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults reported having engaged in oral sex. * 89 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 59 percent of African-American adolescents and young adults, and 75 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported having engaged in oral sex. * 14 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 8 percent of African-American adolescents and young adults, and 9 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults who had not engaged in sexual intercourse reported having engaged in oral sex. * 77 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 76 percent of African-American adolescents and young adults, 74 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 67 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults reported having "been with someone in an intimate or sexual way (including but not limited to intercourse)." ATTITUDES ABOUT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR Data from the National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults (3) * 60 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 36 percent of African-American adolescents, and 36 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "once you have had sex it is harder to say no the next time." * 60 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 59 percent of African-American adolescents, and 56 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "there is pressure to have sex by a certain age." * 51 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 30 percent of African-American adolescents, and 32 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "oral sex is not as big of a deal as sexual intercourse." * 61 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 68 percent of African-American adolescents, and 67 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "waiting to have sex is a nice idea but nobody really does Warren Trotter, better known as Really Doe, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. 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CONTRACEPTIVE USE Data from the YRBS (4) * Among currently sexually active* students, 67.1 percent of Black students, 56.8 percent of Hispanic students, and 53.5 percent of White students reported using condoms during last intercourse. * Among currently sexually active* students, 7.9 percent of Black students, 9.6 percent of Hispanic students, and 23.4 percent of White students reported that either they or their partner used birth control pills birth control pill n. See oral contraceptive. birth control pill Oral contraceptive, see there before last intercourse. *"Currently sexually active" was defined as having had sexual intercourse in the three months prior to the survey. Data from the National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults (5) * 62 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 59 percent of African-American adolescents and young adults, 52 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 62 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported using birth control or protection all of the time.* * 6 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 4 percent of African-American adolescents and young adults, 10 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 8 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported never using birth control or protection.* * 90 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 93 percent of Black adolescents and young adults, 89 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 85 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported ever using condoms.* * 58 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 72 percent of Black adolescents and young adults, 55 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 57 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported having used condoms regularly.* * 56 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 67 percent of Black adolescents and young adults, 52 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 62 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported having used a condom 1. condom - The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy diskettes. 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Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure the last time they had sexual intercourse.* * 67 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 53 percent of Black adolescents and young adults, 53 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 46 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported ever using the birth control pill.* * 41 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 48 percent of Black adolescents and young adults, 42 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 45 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults, who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported ever using withdrawal or "pulling out."* * 6 percent of White adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24), 5 percent of Black adolescents and young adults, 11 percent of Latino adolescents and young adults, and 13 percent of Asian adolescents and young adults who had engaged in sexual intercourse reported ever using the rhythm or calendar method.* *emphasis added ATTITUDES ABOUT "SAFER-SEX" AND CONTRACEPTION contraception: see birth control. contraception Birth control by prevention of conception or impregnation. The most common method is sterilization. The most effective temporary methods are nearly 99% effective if used consistently and correctly. Data from the National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults (6) * 85 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 92 percent of African-American adolescents, and 84 percent of Latino adolescents consider sex with a condom to be a form of safer sex. * 77 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 58 percent of African-American adolescents, and 62 percent of Latino adolescents consider sex using other kinds of birth control to be a form of safer sex. * 18 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 32 percent of African-American adolescents, and 27 percent of Latino adolescents consider "pulling out" to be a form of safer sex. * 24 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 32 percent of African-American adolescents, and 27 percent of Latino adolescents consider "sex during the 'safe' times of the month" to be a form of safer sex. * 46 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 22 percent of African-American adolescents, and 27 percent of Latino adolescents consider oral sex to be a form of safer sex. * 92 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 71 percent of African-American adolescents, and 73 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "sex without a condom isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be worth the risk." * 34 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 28 percent of African-American adolescents, and 39 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "it is hard to bring up the topic of condoms." * 59 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 60 percent of African-American adolescents, and 65 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "condoms break a lot." * 51 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 29 percent of African-American adolescents, and 43 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "buying condoms is embarrassing." * 85 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 89 percent of African-American adolescents, and 89 percent of Latino adolescents agree that if a partner suggested using a condom they would feel "like the person cared about me." * 87 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 89 percent of African-American adolescents, and 89 percent of Latino adolescents agree that if a partner suggested using a condom they would feel "relieved." * 86 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 98 percent of African-American adolescents, and 91 percent of Latino adolescents agree that if a partner suggested using a condom they would feel "like the person respected me." * 14 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 9 percent of African-American adolescents, and 11 percent of Latino adolescents agree that if a partner suggested using a condom they would feel "insulted." * 52 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 58 percent of African-American adolescents, and 58 percent of Latino adolescents agree that if a partner suggested using a condom they would feel "suspicious or worried about the person's past sexual history." * 46 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 54 percent of African-American adolescents, and 56 percent of Latino adolescents agree that if a partner suggested using a condom they would feel "like the person was suspicious or worried about my past sexual history." SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES Data from the Sexually Transmitted Disease sexually transmitted disease (STD) or venereal disease, term for infections acquired mainly through sexual contact. Five diseases were traditionally known as venereal diseases: gonorrhea, syphilis, and the less common granuloma inguinale, Surveillance 2003 (7) * In 2002, Black women ages 15 to 19 years had a gonorrhea gonorrhea (gŏnərē`ə), common infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), involving chiefly the mucous membranes of the genitourinary tract. rate of 3,307.7 cases per 100,000 females. This rate was 17 times greater than the rate among white females of the same age (196.1). In 2002, Black men ages 15 to 19 had a gonorrhea rate of 1680.1 cases per 100,000 males. This rate was 45 times greater than the rate among White males of the same age (37.7). * In 2002, the gonorrhea rate among White, non-Hispanic adolescents ages 15 to 19 was 115.0 per 100,000 compared to 2,484.9 among Black, non-Hispanic adolescents, 214.7 among Hispanic adolescents, 66.8 among Asian or Pacific Islander Asian or Pacific Islander Multiculture A person with origins in any of the peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, Pacific Islands–eg China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands and Samoa adolescents, and 393.1 among American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Indian/Alaska Native adolescents. * In 2002, the chlamydia chlamydia (kləmĭd`ēə), genus of microorganisms that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals. Psittacosis, or parrot fever, caused by the species Chlamydia psittaci, rate among White, non-Hispanic adolescents ages 15 to 19 was 713.2 per 100,000 compared to 5,032.2 among Black, non-Hispanic adolescents, 1,578.6 among Hispanic adolescents, 507.6 among Asian or Pacific Islander adolescents, and 2,659.6 among American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents. * In 2002, the syphilis syphilis (sĭf`əlĭs), contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum (described by Fritz Schaudinn and Erich Hoffmann in 1905). rate among White, non-Hispanic adolescents 15 to 19 was 0.3 per 100,000 compared to 8.6 among Black, non-Hispanic adolescents, 1.9 among Hispanic adolescents, 0.2 among Asian or Pacific Islander adolescents, and 0.5 among American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents. Data from the Division of HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Prevention (8) * 2.825 cases of HIV infection among male adolescents ages 13 to 19 were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through December December: see month. 2001. Of these, 872 were White, non-Hispanic; 1,654 Black, non-Hispanic; 249 Hispanic; 8 Asian/Pacific Islander; and 20 American Indian/Alaska Native. * 3,762 cases of HIV infection among female adolescents ages 13 to 19 were reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through December 2001. Of these 739 were White, non-Hispanic; 2,716 Black, non- non- word element [L.]not . non- pref. Not: noninvasive. Hispanic; 256 Hispanic; 9 Asian/Pacific Islander; and 23 American Indian/Alaska Native. ATTITUDES ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES Data from the National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults (9) * 12 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 11 percent of African-American adolescents, and 12 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "unless you have sex with a lot of people STDs are not something you have to worry about." * 17 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 30 percent of African-American adolescents, and 22 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "STDs can only be spread when symptoms are present." * 27 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 16 percent of African-American adolescents, and 28 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "if someone I was dating had an STD, I would know it." * 9 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 11 percent of African-American adolescents, and 18 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "STDs are a nuisance nuisance, in law, an act that, without legal justification, interferes with safety, comfort, or the use of property. A private nuisance (e.g., erecting a wall that shuts off a neighbor's light) is one that affects one or a few persons, while a public nuisance (e.g. but they do not have any serious health effects." * 55 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 41 percent of African-American adolescents, and 45 percent of Latino adolescents agree that "it is hard to bring up the topic of STDs with a partner." ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY adolescent pregnancy See Teenage pregnancy. Data from the YRBS (10) * Among currently sexually active students, 11.4 percent of Black students, 5.7 percent of Hispanic students, and 3.3 percent of White students reported having been pregnant or having gotten someone pregnant. * Among currently sexually active students, 11.9 percent of Black female students, 4 percent of Hispanic female students, and 6.2 percent of White female students reported having been pregnant. Data from the National Vital Statistics Report (11) * In 2002, 39.4 per 1,000 White adolescents (ages 15 to 19) gave birth, compared to 66.6 per 1,000 Black adolescents. 53.8 per 1,000 American-Indian adj. 1. of or pertaining to American Indians adolescents, and 18.3 per 1,000 Asian or Pacific Islander adolescents. * In 2002, 83.4 per 1,000 Hispanic adolescents (ages 15 to 19) gave birth, compared to 63.0 per 1,000 "other Hispanic" adolescents, and 35.5 per 1,000 "non-Hispanic" adolescents. BIRTH RATES DECLINE Data from the National Vital Statistics Report (12) * In 2002, 83.4 per 1,000 Hispanic adolescents (ages 15 to 19) gave birth compared to 104.6 per 1,000 in 1991. * In 2002, 68.3 per 1,000 non-Hispanic Black adolescents (ages 15 to 19) gave birth compared to 118.2 per 1,000 in 1991. * In 2002, 53.8 per 1,000 American-Indian adolescents (ages 15 to 19) gave birth compared to 84.1 per 1,000 in 1991. * In 2002, 28.5 per 1,000 non-Hispanic White adolescents (ages 15 to 19) gave birth compared to 43.4 per 1,000 in 1991. * In 2002, 18.3 per 1,000 Asian or Pacific Islander adolescents (ages 15 to 19) gave birth compared to 27.3 per 1,000 in 1991. WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT SEXUALITY Data from the YRBS (13) * 91.1 percent of White students, 86.1 percent of Black students, and 80.5 percent of Hispanic students reported having received education about AIDS or HIV infection in school. Data from the National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults (14) * 37 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 60 percent of African-American adolescents, and 42 percent of Latino adolescents reported learning "a lot" about sexual health issues from their parents. * 47 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 33 percent of African-American adolescents, and 42 percent of Latino adolescents reported learning "a lot" about sexual health issues from their friends. * 25 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 45 percent of African-American adolescents, and 30 percent of Latino adolescents reported learning "a lot" about sexual health issues from doctors or other healthcare providers. * 29 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 47 percent of African-American adolescents, and 45 percent of Latino adolescents reported learning "a lot" about sexual health issues from TV, movies, magazines, or the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . * 51 percent of White adolescents (ages 15 to 17), 70 percent of African-American adolescents, and 66 percent of Latino adolescents reported learning "a lot" about sexual health issues from sex education classes. References 1. J. Grunbaum, et al., "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS)-United States, 2001." In: Surveillance Summaries June June: see month. 28, 2002, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is a weekly epidemiological digest for the United States published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 5 June 1981 issue of the MMWR published the cases of five men in what turned out to be the first report of AIDS. 51, no. SS-4 (2002): 1-64. 2. T. Hoff, et al., National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults: Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences (Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , CA: Henry Kaiser Henry Kaiser may refer to:
3. Ibid., 64. 4. Grunbaum, et al., "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS)-United States, 2001," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 5. Hoff, et al., National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults, 30. 6. Ibid., 60-61; 65. 7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2002 (Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. , GA: U.S. Department of Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002), pp. 59, 92, 104, 119. 8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV AIDS Surveillance Report 13, no. 2 (2002). Accessed on 2/6/2004 at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasr1302/table8.htm. 9. Hoff, et al., National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults, 68. 10. Grunbaum, et al., "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS)-United States, 2001," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 11. J. Martin et al., "Births Final Data for 2002," National Vital Statistics Reports 52, no. 10 (2003), p. 32, table 3. 12. Ibid., pp. 41-42, table 8. 13. Grunbaum, et al., "Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS)-United States, 2001," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 14. Hoff, et al., National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults, 55. RELATED ARTICLE: HIV/STD KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG HMONG-AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS A study in the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy examined self-reported HIV/STD knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors among Hmong-American adolescents. The Hmong Hmong Mountain-dwelling peoples of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand who speak Hmong-Mien languages. There are also émigré communities in the U.S., France, and elsewhere. are native to southern China and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . It is estimated that 150,000 Hmong now live in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Much of the information available about HIV/STD groups all Asians, including the Hmong, together despite differences in language, religion, and customs. Therefore, little information is available on HIV/STD knowledge, attitudes, and risk factors specific to the Hmong community. For this study, researchers surveyed 299 Hmong-American students, ages 12-21, who took part in a culturally specific HIV/STD prevention program offered by public junior and senior high schools in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , MN, during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 school years. Approximately 20 percent of the Hmong-American students in these schools chose to participate in these programs. The study found: * 87 percent of participants responded correctly when asked if "people can get a sexually transmitted disease by having sex." * 80 percent of participants responded correctly when asked if "you can get AIDS if you use the same toilet seat or phone as someone who has AIDS." * 48 percent of participants responded correctly when asked if "one way to prevent the spread of HIV is to have sex with only one partner." * 71 percent of participants responded correctly when asked if "Hmong people The terms Hmong (IPA:[m̥ɔ̃ŋ]) and Mong ([mɔ̃ŋ]) both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. have to practice safer sex because it is very difficult for them to get HIV." * 50 percent of participants responded correctly when asked if "you eat a lot of hot peppers, you will not get AIDS." * 30 percent of participants responded correctly when asked if "in Laos, there is a tree that can keep you from catching the AIDS virus AIDS virus n. See HIV. if you make tea from the leaves and drink the tea." ATTITUDES TOWARD HIV/STD * 87 percent of participants expressed the desired attitude in response to the statement "It is smart to use a condom when having sex." * 67 percent of participants expressed the desired attitude in response to the statement "It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have okay for teenagers to refuse to have sex." * 62 percent of participants expressed the desired attitude in response to the statement "It's okay for teenagers to have sex without a condom if they both say they're they're Contraction of they are. they're be virgins." * 54 percent of participants expressed the desired attitude in response to the statement "I do not want to get tested for HIV because the Hmong community would find out." * 47 percent of participants expressed the desired attitude in response to the statement "Condoms are quite disgusting and I wouldn't would·n't Contraction of would not. wouldn't would not wouldn't would want to touch one." * 44 percent of participants expressed the desired attitude in response to the statement "Hmong people whose ancestors Ancestors See also father; heredity; mother; origins; parents; race. archaism an inclination toward old-fashioned things, speech, or actions, especially those of one’s ancestors. Also archaicism. — archaist, n. were 'bad' are in great danger of getting AIDS." AIDS RISK BEHAVIORS * 7 percent of participants reported having engaged in sexual intercourse. Of these, 63 percent reported always using a condom during sexual intercourse and 75 percent reported having had only one sexual partner. * 77 percent of participants reported knowing how to use a condom. B. E. Robinson, et al., "HIV/STD Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk Behaviors in Hmong-American Adolescents: An Unstudied Population," Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 24, nos. 1 & 2, 1999, 37-46. RELATED ARTICLE: UNPROTECTED SEX Unprotected sex refers to any act of sexual intercourse in which the participants use no form of barrier contraception. Sexually transmitted infections Specifically, unprotected sex AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG YOUNG ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER Pacific Islander n. 1. A native or inhabitant of any of the Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian islands of Oceania. 2. A person of Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian descent. See Usage Note at Asian. MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN Men who have sex with men (MSM) is a term used mostly in the United States to classify men who engage in sex with other men, regardless of whether they self-identify as gay, bisexual, or heterosexual. AIDS Education and Prevention featured a study that focused on young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. MSMs). Researchers recruited 253 young API MSMs (ages 15-25) who reported having same-gender sexual intercourse* within the 12 months preceding the study. Participants were selected from gay-identified venues in Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . The study found: SEXUAL PARTNERS * 88 percent of participants reported having at least one sexual partner in the three months preceding the study. * Of these, 41 percent reported having only one sexual partner; 23 percent reported having two sexual partners; and 24 percent reported having three or more sexual partners in the three months preceding the study. PATTERNS OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR * 60 percent of the participants who reported having sexual intercourse* in the three months preceding the study specified having anal intercourse Noun 1. anal intercourse - intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman anal sex, buggery, sodomy sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice; . * Of these, 48 percent reported having used condoms every time they had anal intercourse; 44 percent reported having anal intercourse without condoms with at least one man; and 8 percent reported having anal intercourse without condoms with two or more men. MAIN PARTNER VERSUS NON-MAIN PARTNER Participants were also asked to categorize cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat their experiences with "main" or "non-main" partners. Researchers defined a main partner as a "steady boyfriend or lover." * 60 percent of participants reported having anal intercourse with a main partner, and 43 percent of participants reported having anal intercourse with a non-main partner in the three months preceding the study. * 49 percent of participants reported having unprotected anal intercourse with a main partner, and 25 percent of participants reported having unprotected anal intercourse with a non-main partner in the three months preceding the study. * Sexual intercourse was defined as oral and anal intercourse, as well as any physical contact leading to orgasm orgasm /or·gasm/ (or´gazm) the apex and culmination of sexual excitement.orgas´mic or·gasm n. . Kyung-Hee Choi, et al., "Unprotected Sex and Associated Risk Factors among Young Asian and Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex with Men," AIDS Education and Prevention, 14, no. 6, December 2002, 472-81. |
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