TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Parenting strategies african american mothers employ to decrease sexual risk behaviors in their early adolescent daughters
JO  - Public health nursing
A1  - Aronowitz, Teri
A1  - Eche, Ijeoma
SP  - 279
EP  - 287
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The impact of parenting strategies on adolescent's behavior has been the focus of research in the past three decades; the findings have never been more critical, particularly among African American mothers. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 70% of all new HIV cases are among female African Americans (AA) aged 15-24 years. The purpose of this study is to explore the process by which AA mothers intervene with their early adolescent daughters to decrease risky sexual situations, with the long-term goal of HIV prevention. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: A total of 64 AA mother-daughter dyads were recruited and separate focus groups were conducted for mothers and daughters with 6-8 per group. METHOD: Focus group methodology with principles of participatory action research was employed to formulate focus group questions, recruit dyads, and to analyze the data. RESULTS: Five codes emerged: scaring, limit setting, monitoring, nurturing/instilling values and identifying with one's ethnicity. The findings also showed an interaction between neighborhood risks, mother-daughter relationships and parenting strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Parenting strategies could be targeted for public health prevention interventions with the long-term goal of HIV prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0737-1209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12027
ID  - ref1
ER  -