Sociocultural Determinants of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Adult Latinas: A Longitudinal Study of a Community-Based Sample

Patria Rojas, Hui Huang, Tan Li, Gira J. Ravelo, Mariana Sanchez, Christyl Dawson, Judith Brook, Mariano Kanamori and Mario De La Rosa
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Patria Rojas: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Hui Huang: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Tan Li: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Gira J. Ravelo: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Mariana Sanchez: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Christyl Dawson: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Judith Brook: New York University School of Medicine, New York University, 215 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA
Mariano Kanamori: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Mario De La Rosa: Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-21

Abstract: Few studies have examined the sociocultural determinants of risky sexual behavior trajectories among adult Latinas. To longitudinally examine the link between sociocultural determinants of risky sexual behaviors, we followed a sample of adult Latina mother-daughter dyads ( n = 267) across a 10-year span through four waves of data collection. The present study investigates how risky sexual behavior (operationalized as sex under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, sex without a condom, or multiple sex partners) is affected by: (a) socioeconomic conditions; (b) mental health; (c) medical health; (d) acculturation to U.S. culture; (e) interpersonal support; (f) relationship stress; (g) mother-daughter attachment; (h) intimate partner violence; (i) religious involvement; and (j) criminal justice involvement. Results indicate the following factors are negatively associated with risky sexual behavior: drug and alcohol use, treating a physical problem with prescription drugs, religious involvement, and mother–daughter attachment. The following factors are positively associated with risky sexual behavior: higher number of mental health symptoms, being U.S.-born, and criminal justice involvement. We discuss implications for the future development of culturally relevant interventions based on the study findings.

Keywords: risky sexual behavior; sociocultural determinants; mothers and daughters; HIV; Latinos; Hispanics; community; women; alcohol; drugs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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