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- Title
Safer Sexual Practices and HIV Screening Behavior among Rural California American Indians.
- Authors
Hodge, Felicia S.; Sinha, Karabi
- Abstract
This paper reports on safer sexual practices and HIV screening behavior among rural California American Indians. Thirteen Indian health clinic registries formed the random household survey sampling frame (N=457). Measures included socio-demographics, safer sexual practices, HIV testing, high-risk behaviors, perception of wellness, general health status, neglect, physical and sexual abuse history. Statistical tests included chi-square and Fisher's exact tests, as well as multiple logistic regression analysis. Respondents who practiced safer sex were younger, not married, reported lower annual income, changed sexual behavior in the last 12 months, were not in a monogamous relationship, and had a higher perception of wellness. Those who were tested for HIV were younger, had at least a high school education, consumed alcohol, had significantly higher suicide ideation and attempts, changed their sexual behavior in the last 12 months, and reported a history of sexual abuse as a child and adult. Very little is known about HIV prevention and screening behaviors in rural American Indian populations. Identifying predictors of unsafe sexual practices and non-HIV testing tendencies help to plan for measures to protect the population from this devastating disease. We make recommendations for implementing HIV prevention education and screenings at American Indian clinics.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; HIV prevention; AGE distribution; ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; COMPUTER software; FISHER exact test; GOODNESS-of-fit tests; HIV infections; INDIGENOUS peoples of the Americas; MEDICAL screening; RESEARCH funding; RISK-taking behavior; RURAL population; DATA analysis; SAFE sex; MULTIPLE regression analysis; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2010, Vol 8, Issue 1, p10
- ISSN
1545-8717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32398/cjhp.v8i1.2026