%0 Journal Article
%T What are we missing? Risk behaviors among Arab-American adolescents and emerging adults
%J Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
%D 2016
%A Munro-Kramer, Michelle L.
%A Fava, Nicole M.
%A Saftner, Melissa A.
%A Darling-Fisher, Cynthia S.
%A Tate, Nutrena H.
%A Stoddard, Sarah A.
%A Martyn, Kristy K.
%V 28
%N 9
%P 493-502
%X BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Research on Arab-Americans as a distinct ethnic group is limited, especially when considering the health of Arab-American youth. This study describes health risk (substance use, violence); health promotive behaviors (hope, spirituality); and sexual activity (oral, vaginal, anal sex) of Arab-American adolescents and emerging adults (aged 15-23) within their life context, as well as the association between these behaviors. <br><br>METHODS: A secondary analysis of data on a subset of Arab-American participants obtained from a randomized-control trial was utilized to conduct mixed methods analyses. Qualitative analyses completed on the open-ended questions used the constant comparative method for a subsample (n = 24) of participants. Descriptive quantitative analyses of survey data utilized bivariate analyses and stepwise logistic regression to explore the relation between risk behaviors and sexual activity among the full sample (n = 57). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Qualitative analyses revealed two groups of participants: (a) multiple risk behaviors and negative life-events, and (b) minimal risk behaviors and positive life-events. Quantitative analyses indicated older youth, smokers, and those with higher hope pathways were more likely to report vaginal sex. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The unique cultural and social contexts of Arab-American youth provide a framework for recommendations for the prevention of risk behaviors.<br><br>©2016 American Association of Nurse Practitioners.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 2327-6886
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12352