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Article: Family functioning and early onset of sexual intercourse in Latino adolescents.
- Article from:
- Adolescence
- Article date:
- December 22, 2005
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SEXUAL HEALTH-RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG LATINO/HISPANIC YOUTH
An age and racial disparity in HIV/STD infection has been observed in the U.S. (CDC, 2002), where young people, and minority youth in particular, are hit hardest. Thus, Latino/Hispanic youth are at increased risk for HIV/STD infection compared to their nonminority peers. According to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey's (YRBS) 2004 data, nationwide 46.7% of students in grades 9 to 12 have had sexual intercourse. However, the prevalence is higher among African American (67.3%) and Hispanic (51.4%) than among white youth (41.8%; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 21, 2004). The prevalence of sexual ...
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