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What's romance got to do with it? Sexual health outcomes of relationship dynamics among urban African American adolescents

Creator:

Towner, Senna Lee

Abstract:

Urban African American adolescents exhibit high levels of risk behavior, disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and are at risk for acquiring Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV). To date, interventions that address the high rates of STIs in this population demonstrate only moderate efficacy. As researchers strive to develop...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

to those adolescents in casual relationships (e.g., Ford, Sohn, & Lepkowski, 2001; Manlove, Ryan