Open AccessEcodevelopmental HIV Prevention Programs for Hispanic Adolescents
Author(s) -
Pantin Hilda,
Schwartz Seth J.,
Sullivan Summer,
Prado Guillermo,
Szapocznik José
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of orthopsychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.959
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1939-0025
pISSN - 0002-9432
DOI - 10.1037/0002-9432.74.4.545
Subject(s) - sexual behavior , perspective (graphical) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychology , primary prevention , unsafe sex , immigration , developmental psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , family medicine , political science , computer science , condom , disease , pathology , syphilis , artificial intelligence , law
The purpose of this article is to illustrate how an ecodevelopmental perspective on risk and protection can be applied to the study and prevention of unsafe sexual behavior in Hispanic immigrant adolescents. Special attention is given to culturally based ecodevelopmental risk and protective processes that may influence unsafe sexual behavior among Hispanic adolescents. Principles for designing prevention programs to offset these risks are offered on the basis of an ecodevelopmental HIV prevention program that has been developed and is currently being tested.