AIDS Protection and Contraception among African American, Hispanic, and White Women

• Published in: Health & social work Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 186 - 194
• Main Authors: Hines, Alice M., Graves, Karen L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.08.1998; National Association of Social Workers
• Subjects: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control; Adolescent; Adult; African American women; African Americans; Aid; AIDS; AIDS (Disease); AIDS/HIV; Attitudes; Birth Control; Black people; Blacks; Chi-Square Distribution; Condoms; Contraception; Contraception Behavior - ethnology; Contraception Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Contraceptives; Data Collection; Definitions; Employment Level; Ethnic Differences; Ethnic Groups; Ethnicity; European Continental Ancestry Group; Feedback (Response); Female; Females; Health Behavior; Health Behavior - ethnology; Health Education; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Surveys; Hispanic American women; Hispanic Americans; Hispanics; HIV/AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Interviews; Interviews as Topic; Logistic Models; Marital Status; National Surveys; Pregnancy; Prevention; Religious Factors; Sampling; Sampling Studies; Sexual Behavior; Sexual behaviour; Sexual ethics; Sexual Orientation; Sexuality; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; State Surveys; U.S.A; United States; USA; White people; White women; Whites; Women; United States
• ISSN: 0360-7283; 1545-6854
• DOI: 10.1093/hsw/23.3.186

The goal of this study was to examine behaviors related to AIDS protection and contraception among African American, Hispanic, and white women. Data were collected in 1991 and 1992 as part of a large-scale National Alcohol Survey in which respondents were asked questions about AIDS-related sexual behavior and attitudes in face-to-face interviews. Results indicated that a significant proportion of women and their partners in each ethnic group did not use any form of protection during their most recent sexual encounter. The findings suggest that it may be useful to combine efforts to reduce unintended pregnancies with efforts for AIDS protection.