@article{ref1,
title="A racial/ethnic comparison of teen sexual attitudes and behavior",
journal="Health behavior and policy review",
year="2014",
author="Anderson, Nicole E.",
volume="1",
number="1",
pages="16-27",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Teen sexual attitudes and behavior can vary significantly by race/ethnicity and sex education programs may need to be more culturally sensitive.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2326-4403",
doi="10.14485/HBPR.1.1.3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.1.1.3"
}