Abstract Heterosexual African American youth face substantial disparities in sexual health
consequences such as HIV and STI. Based on the social ecological framework, the current …

Background: College students are at-risk populations of mental health problems and risky
sexual behaviors. However, little literature focuses on the association between mental …

Background Food insecurity is a social determinant of health linked with elevated HIV
exposure. Safer sex efficacy (SSE), the ability to navigate sexual decision-making and …

Clinically depressed and nondepressed African-American adolescent females aged 13–19
years (N= 131) were interviewed and surveyed to determine the relationship between …

Objective: Understanding individual level factors associated with sexual risk behaviors
among African-American adolescents remains an important public health priority. The …

Adolescents in HIV endemic settings are a priority demographic with respect to HIV
prevention. Some studies have shown that behaviours associated with HIV transmission …

Social and health disparities compromise Northern and Indigenous adolescents' wellbeing
in the Northwest Territories (NWT) where food insecurity, sexually transmitted infections …

Objective: This study examined individual and social factors associated with sexual risk
behavior among African American girls seeking outpatient mental health services across 2 …

Background Given the gendered distribution of depression, this paper aims at exploring the
gender disparities in the effect of depression on condom use in last sexual intercourse in a …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention models
may not address psychological complexities among adolescents with mental illnesses. This …