Discrimination and sexual risk among young urban pregnant women of color

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-10

  Rosenthal, Lisa ^c   Earnshaw, Valerie A ^a   Lewis, Jessica B ^a   Lewis, Tené T ^a   Reid, Allecia E ^a   Stasko, Emily C ^a   Tobin, Jonathan N ^b   Ickovics, Jeannette R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clinical Directors Network   (United States)

^c PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Pregnancy; Sexual risk; Sexually transmitted infections; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892466185     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032502     Document Type: Article

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