Motivations for Sex Among Low-Income African American Young Women
African American young women exhibit higher risk for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, compared with European American women, and this is particularly true for African American women living in low-income contexts. We used rigorous qualitative methods, that is, domain analysis, inc...
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Published in | Health education & behavior Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 646 - 650 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Los Angeles, CA
SAGE Publications
01.12.2013
Sage Publications SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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Summary: | African American young women exhibit higher risk for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, compared with European American women, and this is particularly true for African American women living in low-income contexts. We used rigorous qualitative methods, that is, domain analysis, including free listing (n = 20), similarity assessment (n = 25), and focus groups (four groups), to elicit self-described motivations for sex among low-income African American young women (19-22 years). Analyses revealed six clusters: Love/Feelings, For Fun, Curiosity, Pressured, For Money, and For Material Things. Focus groups explored how African American women interpreted the clusters in light of condom use expectations. Participants expressed the importance of using condoms in risky situations, yet endorsed condom use during casual sexual encounters less than half the time. This study highlights the need for more effective intervention strategies to increase condom use expectations among low-income African American women, particularly in casual relationships where perceived risk is already high. |
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ISSN: | 1090-1981 1552-6127 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1090198112473112 |