Communication and Information About “Safer Sex”
Intervention Issues Within Communities of African Migrants Living in Poorer Neighborhoods in Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12455396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margarida Gaspar De Matos (0000-0003-2114-2350, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, corresponding author), Tania Gaspar (0000-0002-9616-0441, Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Bruce Simons-Morton, Bruce G Simons‐morton (0000-0003-1099-6617, National Institutes of Health), Marta Reis (0000-0002-9351-6617, Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Lúcia Ramiro (0000-0002-0065-1757, University of Lisbon) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 333-350 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-5549 • E-ISSN: 1540-7608 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10875540802198628 |
| PMID | 19081810 |
| PMCID | PMC2600452 |
| OpenAlex | W2043960282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
The aims of this study are to determine the influence of migrant status on sexual behavior and communication about "safer sex" and to identify ethnic-specific prevention issues. Data were obtained from a special administration of the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Survey in a special sample of Portuguese schools located in low-income Lisbon neighborhoods with large proportions of African migrants.Survey participants included 919 6th, 8th and 10th graders (52.3% female), of whom 19.2% were migrant foreigners from African Portuguese-speaking countries, including Cape Verde (60.8%), Mozambique (1.6%), Angola (16.8%), S. Tomé (8%), and Guinea-Bissau (14.8%). Subsequently, four focus groups were held with adolescent who had participated in the survey (n = 45), three focus group with health and education professionals (n = 25), and one focus group with parents (n = 6).Compared with Portuguese adolescents, African migrant teens reported initial sexual intercourse at earlier ages, less frequent condom use, and less frequent and less comfortable communications with parents about sexual issues.Implications for selective prevention of STD are discussed and recommendations are made
Cape verde · Condom · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Family medicine · Focus group · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Immigration · Population · Portuguese · Reproductive health · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |