An Assessment of the HIV Prevention Needs of Young Minority Women

Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, Angelica Geter

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Abstract

This study tested the reliability of nine scales assessing psychosocial mediators of HIV-risk and protective behaviors of young minority women in New York City. Sixty-nine age-eligible women were approached during clinical sessions, 90% (n = 62) agreed to participate, and 83% (n = 57) completed a web-based survey. With one exception, scale measures were reliable. The exception was the scale assessing frequency of sexual communication with partners. This scale did not demonstrate adequate interitem reliability for Black women. Findings provide program planners with a reliable set of measures that may be useful for preintervention needs assessments of young minority women at-risk of acquiring HIV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72-82
Number of pages11
JournalAmerican Journal of Sexuality Education
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2017

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Keywords

  • HIV
  • Young Black women
  • intervention planning
  • scale measures
  • sexual risk

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education

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