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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

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01.04.2007 | Original Paper

Sexual Behavior and Drug Use Among Asian and Latino Adolescents: Association with Immigrant Status

verfasst von: Jon M. Hussey, Denise D. Hallfors, Martha W. Waller, Bonita J. Iritani, Carolyn T. Halpern, Daniel J. Bauer

Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Ausgabe 2/2007

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Abstract

This paper contributes new evidence on the association between immigrant status and health by describing and attempting to explain patterns of co-occurring sex and drug use behaviors among Asian and Latino adolescents in the United States. Nine patterns of sex and drug use behaviors were identified from a cluster analysis of data from 3,924 Asian and Latino youth (grades 7–12) who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The relationship between immigrant status and risk cluster membership was evaluated with multinomial logistic regression. Compared to foreign-born youth, U.S. born Asian and Latino adolescents were more likely to engage in sex and drug risk behaviors. Family and residential characteristics associated with immigrant status partly accounted for this finding. The results indicate that among Asian and Latino adolescents, assimilation to U.S. risk behavior norms occurs rapidly and is evident by the second generation.

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Titel: Sexual Behavior and Drug Use Among Asian and Latino Adolescents: Association with Immigrant Status
verfasst von: Jon M. Hussey
Denise D. Hallfors
Martha W. Waller
Bonita J. Iritani
Carolyn T. Halpern
Daniel J. Bauer
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2007
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Ausgabe 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-006-9020-z

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