TY - JOUR
T1 - ’Our only resource’
T2 - Perspectives and recommendations of rural african american youth on adapting sexual health and risk reduction interventions
AU - Hallum-Montes, Rachel
AU - Rhodes, Luella
AU - Malone, Cassandra
AU - Martin, Gina
AU - Senter, Lindsay
AU - Bunyasaranand, Patti
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Meharry Medical College.
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - Recent studies have documented disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and births among adolescents in rural areas of the United States. Despite this, the majority of sexual health education programs and interventions were developed for adolescents in metropolitan areas, and may not be appropriate or relevant for rural youth. The present study investigates the perspectives of 73 African American youth in rural Georgia who participated in a cognitive- behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors, in an effort to understand how the intervention and ones similar to it may be tailored to better meet the needs of rural adolescents. Findings highlight the importance of incorporating diverse teaching and recruitment strategies into interventions when delivering them to rural youth, as well as the need to expand education and risk reduction efforts. Additional research is warranted to understand better how to meet the sexual health education needs of rural youth.
AB - Recent studies have documented disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and births among adolescents in rural areas of the United States. Despite this, the majority of sexual health education programs and interventions were developed for adolescents in metropolitan areas, and may not be appropriate or relevant for rural youth. The present study investigates the perspectives of 73 African American youth in rural Georgia who participated in a cognitive- behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors, in an effort to understand how the intervention and ones similar to it may be tailored to better meet the needs of rural adolescents. Findings highlight the importance of incorporating diverse teaching and recruitment strategies into interventions when delivering them to rural youth, as well as the need to expand education and risk reduction efforts. Additional research is warranted to understand better how to meet the sexual health education needs of rural youth.
KW - Adolescent health
KW - African American adolescents
KW - Pregnancy prevention
KW - Qualitative methods
KW - Rural health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84969138642&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2016.0073
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2016.0073
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 27180699
AN - SCOPUS:84969138642
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 27
SP - 622
EP - 635
JO - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
JF - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
IS - 2
ER -