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1. Comprehensive Assessment of Health Needs of Young Minority Males Attending a Family Planning Clinic

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Alexander W. Pastuszak MD, PhD, Evan P. Wenker MD, Peggy B. Smith PhD, Allyssa Abacan MPH, Dolores J. Lamb PhD, Larry I. Lipshultz MD, and Ruth Buzi PhD

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Medicine
Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the overall health, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge and needs, sexual behaviors, and testicular health practices among young minority males. Anonymous questionnaires were administered to 18- to 25-year-old males receiving services at health clinics in a large southwestern U.S. city. The survey was completed by 258 males with a mean age of 20.8 years. Most young males (67.1%) identified as African American, and 32.9% as Hispanic. Results suggest study participants lack SRH knowledge related to pregnancy and condom effectiveness, and engage in risky sexual behavior including not using birth control at their last sexual encounter. Although 21.6% of participants had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the past year, approximately 80% perceived their STI/HIV risk as very low or low. Respondents had low engagement and lack of knowledge of testicular health practices. The majority of respondents (71.1%) reported having been in a physical fight one or more times and 18.1% reported being victims of intimate partner violence. These data support a need for comprehensive health services for minority young males.

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2017
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2. Comprehensive Assessment of Health Needs of Young Minority Males Attending a Family Planning Clinic

Author

Allyssa Abacan, Evan P. Wenker, Peggy B. Smith, Alexander W. Pastuszak, Ruth S. Buzi, Dolores J. Lamb, and Larry I. Lipshultz

Subjects
Gerontology, Adult, Male, Health (social science), Adolescent, media_common.quotation_subject, Sexual Behavior, Population, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, lcsh:Medicine, law.invention, Birth control, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Condom, law, Southwestern United States, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Young adult, education, media_common, Reproductive health, education.field_of_study, Health Services Needs and Demand, 030505 public health, business.industry, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Hispanic or Latino, Articles, Health Surveys, Black or African American, Reproductive Health, Family planning, Family Planning Services, Domestic violence, 0305 other medical science, business, Developed country, Demography
Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the overall health, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge and needs, sexual behaviors, and testicular health practices among young minority males. Anonymous questionnaires were administered to 18- to 25-year-old males receiving services at health clinics in a large southwestern U.S. city. The survey was completed by 258 males with a mean age of 20.8 years. Most young males (67.1%) identified as African American, and 32.9% as Hispanic. Results suggest study participants lack SRH knowledge related to pregnancy and condom effectiveness, and engage in risky sexual behavior including not using birth control at their last sexual encounter. Although 21.6% of participants had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the past year, approximately 80% perceived their STI/HIV risk as very low or low. Respondents had low engagement and lack of knowledge of testicular health practices. The majority of respondents (71.1%) reported having been in a physical fight one or more times and 18.1% reported being victims of intimate partner violence. These data support a need for comprehensive health services for minority young males.

Published
2016

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