Citation

Anderson NE. Health Behav. Policy Rev. 2014; 1(1): 16-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Paris Scholar Publishing)

DOI

10.14485/HBPR.1.1.3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare and contrast sexual attitudes and behavior of white, African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and multi-racial/ethnic teens.

METHODS: Participants were 99,085 teens in sexual abstinence programs across 16 states. One behavioral measure and 10 attitudinal measures were tested for differences using a univariate general linear model, ANOVAs, and Tukey's post-hoc tests.

RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found across the 9 racial/ethnic groups on most measures; Middle Eastern teens scored highest on abstinence attitudes and intentions whereas African-American teens scored lowest.

CONCLUSIONS: Teen sexual attitudes and behavior can vary significantly by race/ethnicity and sex education programs may need to be more culturally sensitive.

Language: en