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Leeks, Kimberly D.

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An examination of sexual risk behaviors and future time perspective among African American female juvenile detainees.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	An examination of sexual risk behaviors and future time perspective among African American female juvenile detainees./
Author:	Leeks, Kimberly D.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2006,
Description:	87 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 68-06, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International68-06B.
Subject:	Public health. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3227081
ISBN:	9780542802201

An examination of sexual risk behaviors and future time perspective among African American female juvenile detainees.
Leeks, Kimberly D.

An examination of sexual risk behaviors and future time perspective among African American female juvenile detainees. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2006 - 87 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 68-06, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2006.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Adolescents, specifically detained adolescents, are at high risk for a number of negative health consequences associated with unsafe sexual activity. Youth in detention facilities have presented a series of high-risk behaviors, which have led to high rates of sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies. The presence of these conditions is indicative of unsafe sexual behavior among this particular subgroup. The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of the cognitive-perceptual variable, future time perspective (FTP), to understanding the future sexual intentions and past sexual behaviors of African American female juvenile detainees. The study was designed to analyze data collected through a larger experimental study aimed at reducing alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, delinquent as well as risky sexual behavior. A total of 2,279 youth were recruited from two youth detention centers in Georgia. The participants underwent informed assent procedures with project staff and passive parental/guardian consent was used to enroll the participants in the SHARP (Stop HIV and Alcohol Related Problems) project. For the purpose of this study only data from participants who were African American and female were used (n=766). Analyses were conducted on baseline data and the findings revealed that an overwhelming majority of the respondents (86.3%) reported having vaginal sex willingly and 77.1% of the participants had two or more sex partners during their lifetime. Moreover, approximately a third of the participants reported having a STD diagnosis within the last year. Additional analyses revealed that FTP was not related to future safe sex intentions or past sexual behaviors (i.e. number of sexual partners with and without a condom, medical diagnosis of STDs, and willing engagement in vaginal sex). The findings of this study suggest a need for more research on the effects of FTP on sexual behaviors among the adolescent detained population. Also, HIV prevention programs may be enhanced by modifying their training according to individual differences in time perspective and by educating individuals to envision their future and recognize the consequences of the actions that they take today.

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