The development of AIDS interventions for adolescents is hindered by the lack of data on the
conditions that influence high‐risk sexual behavior. We examined psychosocial correlates of …

The goal of this work is to determine whether relationship power in couples and sexual
double standard can predict the risk of sexually transmitted infections/human …

PURPOSE: To examine HIV/AIDS prevention-related sexual behaviors and identify potential
predictors of those behaviors among youth living in Haiti. METHODS: Data were gathered …

Associations between individual-and family-level psychosocial factors and sexual behavior
were examined among 325 adolescents ages 10–18 in rural Kenya. History of sexual …

Few studies examine how relationship factors influence sexual risk. We investigated gender
differences of the influence of relationship functioning on sexual risk behavior and sexually …

Gender-based power imbalances are perhaps the most compelling underlying explanation
for intimate partner violence (IPV) among women in sub-Saharan Africa. However, an …

Variations in perceived HIV risk, peer and partner social norms regarding safe sex, self-
efficacy, outcome expectancies, and risk-reduction skills (condom use competence and safe …

Exposure to community violence and HIV sexual risks are two major public health concerns
among youth. This study tests various pathways linking exposure to community violence and …

It has become evident that sexual health and HIV-risk behaviours cannot be addressed
effectively without paying adequate attention to constructions of gender and sexuality. While …

Objectives: This study examined the relationship between community violence and HIV
sexual risk behaviors among African American adolescent males. Methods: A sample of 120 …