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Crosby, Richard A.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Salazar, Laura F.; Nash, Rachel; Younge, Sinead; Head, Sara – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: To identify associations between engaging in oral sex and perceived risk of oral cancer among college men. Also, to identify associations, and their moderating factors, between oral sex and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine acceptance. Methods: Young men were recruited from 2 university campuses in the South (N = 150). Men completed an…
Descriptors: Campuses, Immunization Programs, Cancer, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Salazar, Laura F.; Bradley, Erin L. P.; Younge, Sinead N.; Daluga, Nichole A.; Crosby, Richard A.; Lang, Delia L.; DiClemente, Ralph J. – Health Education Research, 2010
This study sought to determine the perspective taken toward understanding adolescent sexual risk behaviors and related biological outcomes (i.e. pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases) since 1990. We content analyzed 324 abstracts representing observational research published between January 1990 and December 2007 for inclusion of ecological…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Rhetoric, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pregnancy
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Siegler, Aaron J.; Mbwambo, Jessie K.; DiClemente, Ralph J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
This study applied the Dynamic Social Systems Model (DSSM) to the issue of HIV risk among the Maasai tribe of Tanzania, using data from a cross-sectional, cluster survey among 370 randomly selected participants from Ngorongoro and Siha Districts. A culturally appropriate survey instrument was developed to explore traditions reportedly coadunate…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Risk
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Milhausen, Robin R.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Lang, Delia L.; Spitalnick, Josh S.; Sales, Jessica McDermott; Hardin, James W. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Many controversies surround sex education in the United States. One particular issue of contention is whether comprehensive sexuality education increases frequency of sexual intercourse among program participants. The current investigation examined frequency of vaginal sexual intercourse in a sample of 522 sexually experienced African-American…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Sex Education, Females
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Freedman, Darcy; Salazar, Laura F.; Crosby, Richard A.; DiClemente, Ralph J. – Adolescence San Diego, 2005
The purpose of this research was to identify environmental factors that influence incarcerated adolescents' risk for HIV/STDs. Based on data from six gender-stratified focus groups consisting of 28 incarcerated adolescents from three detention centers in Georgia, the following salient environments emerged: schools, families, peer groups,…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescents, Sex Education, Risk
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Voisin, Dexter R.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Salazar, Laura F.; Crosby, Richard A.; Yarber, William L. – Social Work, 2006
The authors used Bronfenbrenner's conceptual framework of an ecological systems model to examine factors that are independently associated with sexually transmitted disease (STD) risk behaviors among 280 sexually active detained female adolescents. Using computer-assisted self-interviewing procedures, the authors assessed individual…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Adolescents, Correlation, Risk