Examining African American Parent-Daughter HIV Risk Communication Using a Black Feminist-Ecological Lens

Implications for Intervention

Bibliographic Data

ID18969100
AuthorsI Opara (0000-0002-1118-4699, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume49
Issue2
Pages134-151
Publication date2018-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0021934717741900
PMID31341331
OpenAlexW2770156010
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited49

Using a framework of ecological systems theory and Black feminist theory, this article provides a conceptual exploration of barriers and facilitators to HIV risk communication between African American parents and daughters. African American female adolescents are disproportionately diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and are more likely to engage in sexually risky behaviors, which increases their risk of contracting HIV. Researchers have documented the importance of parental beliefs, knowledge, and communication about sexual and HIV risk as a protective factor in influencing safe sexual behavior in their daughters. By incorporating the ecological influences that affect familial processes among African American parents, in addition to highlighting Black feminist concepts, this article proposes a racial and gender-specific theoretical model to guide future family-based HIV prevention interventions

Affect (linguistics) · African american · Daughter · Developmental psychology · Ecological systems theory · Ethnology · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Intervention (counseling) · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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