Evaluation of mCircle of Life in tribes in the Northern Plains: final impact report for University of Colorado Denver, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
- Author(s):
- Schwinn, Traci, author
- Contributor(s):
- University of Colorado at Denver. Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health.
- Publication:
- [Denver?] : [publisher not identified], August 18, 2015
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Pregnancy in Adolescence -- prevention & control Sexual Abstinence Sex Education Indians, North American Program Evaluation North Dakota South Dakota mCircle of Life (Program)
- Genre(s):
- Evaluation Studies
- Abstract:
- "American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) rates of teen pregnancy are substantially higher than those of non-Hispanic Whites (31 per 1,000 vs. 18 per 1,000), and are the third highest across all race groups. Additionally, in 2012, 20% of all AIAN teens giving birth had already given birth at least once before. This rate was about the same as for African Americans and Hispanics, but higher than for Whites (14%).2 High teen birth rates are not the only potentially harmful reproductive outcome disproportionately shouldered by AIAN teens. In 2011, rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea in AIAN girls ages 15-19 years were 2.8 and 3.5 times greater, respectively, than those of their White counterparts. Only African American teens had higher rates than AIANs. Risk behaviors are strongly associated with these birth and sexual health statistics for AIAN teens. According to the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a national sample of youth attending high school, AIAN teens had the highest levels of ever having had sex (69%), having had sex in the last three months (46%), and substance use before last sex (32%).The epidemiological and behavioral profile suggests the importance of prevention at early ages. Yet, there are no culturally grounded evidence-based sexual risk reduction (SRR) interventions for AIAN youth of any age appearing on federal lists."
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (28 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101683814 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101683814