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Social environment and sexual risk-taking among gay and transgender African American youth

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: More prevention effort is required as the HIV epidemic increases among gay and transgender African American youth. Using ecological systems theory and an integrative model of behaviour change, this study examines the sexual behaviour of gay and transgender African American young people as embedded within the unique social and structural environments affecting this population. Also examined is the important role played by mobile technology in the social and sexual lives of individuals. Seven focus groups were conducted with 54 African American young adults in a northeastern US city. The findings provide a rich examination of the social and sexual lives of gay and transgender African American youth, focusing on the social environment and the impact of the environment on sexual-risk behaviour.

Source: Culture Health & Sexuality

DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.809608

Authors: Robin Stevens, Stephen Bernadini, John B. Jemmott

Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health