Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Judith Rodriguez
Faculty Sponsor College
Brooks College of Health
Faculty Sponsor Department
Nutrition & Dietetics
Location
SOARS Virtual Conference
Presentation Website
https://unfsoars.domains.unf.edu/2021/posters/safe-sex-practices-among-racial-and-ethnic-minority-high-school-students-2019-u-s-yrbs/
Keywords
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Abstract
This study explores trends of sex safe practices in high school students, specifically the differences between white students and students of minority races and ethnicities. Past research and data have shown that condom and contraceptive use has decreased across all races, but more significantly among students of racial and ethnic minorities. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is part of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). Data is collected at the national level from designated middle and high schools. This study uses data from the 2019 YRBS to analyze current trends of condom use and other birth control use. We predicted that students of racial and ethnic minorities would report higher levels of not wearing a condom and not using other forms of birth control than white students. For the question “Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse,” percentages were black=51.8%, Hispanic/Latino=43.8%, and white=44.2%. This only partially supports our hypothesis. For all other questions pertaining to not using other forms of birth control such as pills, IUDs, implants, shots, patches, or rings, prior to last sexual intercourse, both black and Hispanic/Latino students reported higher percentages than white students. The results for these questions did support our hypothesis. The trend of ethnic and racial minority students reporting less safe sex practices is still present in this recent data, and there may be several causes, some of which may be a lack of education or healthcare access for minority races.
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Safe Sex Practices Among Racial and Ethnic Minority High School Students: 2019 U.S. YRBS
SOARS Virtual Conference
This study explores trends of sex safe practices in high school students, specifically the differences between white students and students of minority races and ethnicities. Past research and data have shown that condom and contraceptive use has decreased across all races, but more significantly among students of racial and ethnic minorities. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is part of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). Data is collected at the national level from designated middle and high schools. This study uses data from the 2019 YRBS to analyze current trends of condom use and other birth control use. We predicted that students of racial and ethnic minorities would report higher levels of not wearing a condom and not using other forms of birth control than white students. For the question “Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse,” percentages were black=51.8%, Hispanic/Latino=43.8%, and white=44.2%. This only partially supports our hypothesis. For all other questions pertaining to not using other forms of birth control such as pills, IUDs, implants, shots, patches, or rings, prior to last sexual intercourse, both black and Hispanic/Latino students reported higher percentages than white students. The results for these questions did support our hypothesis. The trend of ethnic and racial minority students reporting less safe sex practices is still present in this recent data, and there may be several causes, some of which may be a lack of education or healthcare access for minority races.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/soars/2021/spring_2021/48