Document Type
Contribution to Book
Language
eng
Format of Original
14 p.
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Source Publication
Oxford Handbook of Prevention in Counseling Psychology
Source ISSN
978-0-19-539642-3
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195396423.013.0018
Abstract
Sexual risk-taking among Latina youth has been noted as a critical health concern within the United States. In this chapter. the importance of prevention of risky sexual behavior among Latina youth will be discussed. Current prevalence rates and consequences associated with sexual behavior among Latino/as will be reviewed. along with factors that are relevant to understanding the prevention of sexual activity. Finally. programs that have been developed to prevent risky sexual behavior among Latinas will be reviewed and suggestions for prevention efforts will be presented.
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Lisa and Stubbs, Lucia J., "Toward the Prevention of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Latina Youth" (2012). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 290.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/290
Comments
Published version. "Toward the Prevention of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Latina Youth," in Oxford Handbook of Prevention in Counseling Psychology. Eds. Elizabeth Vera. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012: 285-298. DOI. © 2012 Oxford University Press. Used with permission.