Patria Rojas, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International UniversityFollow
Hui Huang, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International UniversityFollow
Tan Li, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International UniversityFollow
Gira J. Ravelo, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International UniversityFollow
Mariana Sanchez, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International UniversityFollow
Christyl Dawson, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International UniversityFollow
Judith Brook, New York University School of Medicine
Mariano Kanamori, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International UniversityFollow
Mario De La Rosa, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & SocialWork, Florida International University

Date of this Version

11-23-2016

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Few studies have examined the sociocultural determinants of risky sexual behavior trajectories among adult Latinas. To longitudinally examine the link between sociocultural determinants of risky sexual behaviors, we followed a sample of adult Latina mother-daughter dyads (n = 267) across a 10-year span through four waves of data collection. The present study investigates how risky sexual behavior (operationalized as sex under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, sex without a condom, or multiple sex partners) is affected by: (a) socioeconomic conditions; (b) mental health; (c) medical health; (d) acculturation to U.S. culture; (e) interpersonal support; (f) relationship stress; (g) mother-daughter attachment; (h) intimate partner violence; (i) religious involvement; and (j) criminal justice involvement. Results indicate the following factors are negatively associated with risky sexual behavior: drug and alcohol use, treating a physical problem with prescription drugs, religious involvement, and mother?daughter attachment. The following factors are positively associated with risky sexual behavior: higher number of mental health symptoms, being U.S.-born, and criminal justice involvement. We discuss implications for the future development of culturally relevant interventions based on the study findings.

Originally Published In

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

PMID

27886095

DOI

10.3390/ijerph13111164

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