Objective To identify barriers to condom use. Methods Data were extracted through
MEDLINE from papers published between 1993 and 2007. Surveys, reviews, clinical studies …

Characterizing school health promotion is its category-by-category approach, in which each
separate health-related behavior is addressed independently. Such an approach creates a …

No validated measures are currently available to assess women's ability to achieve their
reproductive intentions, also referred to as “reproductive autonomy.” We developed and …

Objective: Condom use is critical for the health of sexually active adolescents, and yet many
adolescents fail to use condoms consistently. One interpersonal factor that may be key to …

Background Material exchange for sex (transactional sex) may be important to sexual
relationships and health in certain cultures, yet the motivations for transactional sex, its scale …

Objectives. We examined patterns of sexual behavior and risk for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) in young adulthood for Black, Hispanic, and White females. Methods. We …

This study examined the association between sexual relationship power, intimate partner
violence, and condom use among African American and Hispanic urban girls. In this sample …

CONTEXT: Young adults have high rates of unintended childbearing and STDs, yet little
research has examined the role of relationship characteristics in their contraceptive use …

PURPOSE: To examine which condom negotiation strategies are effective in obtaining or
avoiding condom use among Latino youth. METHOD: Interviews were conducted with 694 …

CONTEXT: Effective STD and pregnancy prevention efforts should benefit from knowledge
of what motivates adolescents to have sex. Positive motivations, and how they differ by …