1. Immigration and Sexual Partner Risk Among Latino Adolescents in San Francisco.
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Minnis AM, Doherty I, vanDommelen-Gonzalez E, Cheng H, Otero-Sabogal R, and Padian NS
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ADOLESCENCE , *ANALYSIS of variance , *CHI-squared test , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *HISPANIC Americans , *IMMIGRANTS , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *LONGITUDINAL method , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *RISK-taking behavior , *HUMAN sexuality , *SEXUALLY transmitted diseases , *STATISTICS , *T-test (Statistics) , *COUPLES , *REPRODUCTIVE health , *JUDGMENT sampling , *DATA analysis - Abstract
Sexual partner characteristics increase risk for adverse reproductive health outcomes. Evidence is limited regarding whether choice of sexual partners among Latino adolescents changes with U.S. acculturation/adaptation. We used generalized estimating equations to assess the associations between immigrant generation (recent immigrant, 1.5 [immigrated prior to adolescence], 2nd and 3rd) and sexual partner risk in a prospective cohort study of 411 Latino adolescents aged 14-19. We examined three measures of partner risk and mediating effects of family influence (familism and parental monitoring). The odds of reporting a partner with frequent substance use increased with increasing immigrant generation (odds ratios (OR) [reference = recent immigrants]: 2.3, 3.4, and 5.6) as did having a partner who was in a gang/incarcerated (OR [reference = recent immigrants]: 2.4, 3.6, and 5.7). Though the odds of having high-risk partners decreased with higher parental monitoring, neither family influence measure mediated these relationships. Findings underscore the need for a prevention focus on partner choice with attention to increased risk with increasing U.S. generation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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