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| Abstract #592 - E-Posters English | ||||
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Session: 50.129: E-Posters English (Poster) on Sunday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Dr. Wadiya Udell - University of Washington Bothell, United States |
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| Additional Authors: Dr. Jordi Casabona, Sra Cristina Sanclemente, Dra. Anna Esteve, Dra. Victoria Gonzalez, Grupo HIVITS TS, | ||||
| Aim: Research on positive youth development among African Americans has identified religion as a unique factor that promotes development and protects youth from negative outcomes, including sexual risk. However, little is known about the relationship between parental religiosity and parent promotion of sexual health among youth. We investigated the relationship between parental religiosity, parent HIV knowledge, and parent-youth communication about sexual risk. | ||||
| Method / Issue: Participants were 130 African American parents recruited from community-based organizations (i.e., community centers, local libraries, churches, and public clinics) in two cities (Chicago and Seattle). Parents/guardians responded to informational flyers posted at local organizations or presentations at community centers and churches. Written parental consent was obtained for all participants. Parent completed written survey assessments, which were approximately 60 minutes in length. Parents were compensated $25. The University of Washington?s Institutional Review Board approved all study procedures. | ||||
| Results / Comments: Results indicate a complicated relationship between parental religiosity, parental HIV knowledge and parent-youth communication about sexual risk. Generally, parental HIV knowledge was fair. Controlling for other predictors in the models (age, and gender), parental religiosity and parental HIV knowledge differential predicted different aspects of parent-youth communication about sexual risk. Neither parental religiosity nor parental knowledge of HIV predicted parent-youth communication about sex or pregnancy. However, parental HIV knowledge predicted parent-youth communication about condom use and protecting from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Parents with less HIV knowledge had more discussions with their youth protecting from STDs generally, and condom use more specifically. Moreover, parental religiosity predicted parent-youth communication about condom use, and AIDS. More religious parents had fewer discussions with their youth about condom use and protecting from AIDS. | ||||
| Discussion: Findings underscore the importance of increasing HIV knowledge among African American parents, and working with religious communities to have more targeted discussions about preventing sexual risk with their youth. | ||||
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