1. Public Health Nurs. 2013 Jul;30(

1. Public Health Nurs. 2013 Jul;30(4):279-87. doi: 10.1111/phn.12027. Epub 2013 Feb
14.

Parenting strategies african american mothers employ to decrease sexual risk
behaviors in their early adolescent daughters.

Aronowitz T, Eche I.

College of Nursing & Health Sciences, University of Mass Boston, Boston,
Massachusetts.

OBJECTIVE: The impact of parenting strategies on adolescent's behavior has been
the focus of research in the past three decades; the findings have never been
more critical, particularly among African American mothers. According to the
World Health Organization, approximately 70% of all new HIV cases are among
female African Americans (AA) aged 15-24 years. The purpose of this study is to
explore the process by which AA mothers intervene with their early adolescent
daughters to decrease risky sexual situations, with the long-term goal of HIV
prevention.
DESIGN AND SAMPLE: A total of 64 AA mother-daughter dyads were recruited and
separate focus groups were conducted for mothers and daughters with 6-8 per
group.
METHOD: Focus group methodology with principles of participatory action research
was employed to formulate focus group questions, recruit dyads, and to analyze
the data.
RESULTS: Five codes emerged: scaring, limit setting, monitoring,
nurturing/instilling values and identifying with one's ethnicity. The findings
also showed an interaction between neighborhood risks, mother-daughter
relationships and parenting strategies.
CONCLUSIONS: Parenting strategies could be targeted for public health prevention
interventions with the long-term goal of HIV prevention.

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PMID: 23808854 [PubMed - in process]