A qualitative study of man-sharing and the implications for midlife African American women's risk for HIV infection.

Midlife African American women are at risk for HIV related to higher prevalence of infection among African Americans and concurrent sexual partnerships. In this grounded theory study, we explored the context of decision making related to concurrent sexual partnerships among 36 African American women between the ages of 40 and 65 years. Qualitative data from semi-structured interview and focus group schedules collected between fall 2003 and summer 2006 are the basis for analysis.

Midlife African-American women's protective and risky practices related to HIV.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study exploring the relationships between social, cultural and individual factors and midlife African-American women's risk taking and protective practices related to HIV/AIDS.

Background: The extent of the HIV epidemic among women of African descent around the world is difficult to discern, but women of color are disproportionately affected. While the risk factors for HIV infection are clearly defined, the context for sexual risk-taking and protective practices is poorly understood for midlife African-American women.

Perceptions of sources of sex education and targets of sex communication: sociodemographic and cohort effects.

As part of a larger survey study on young adult sexuality conducted over a 17-year period at a Midwest U.S. university, more than 6,000 college students completed questions on the sources of their sex education and the degree to which they have communicated about sex with various types of individuals.

Understanding and responding to racial differences in drug court outcomes.

Significant differences in outcomes and characteristics exist between Caucasians and African-Americans in ten Missouri adult drug courts. Caucasians are more likely to graduate and they differ in significant ways from African-Americans in the context in which they lived their lives prior to drug court. Differences were significant between the two groups in employment levels at entry, primary drug of choice, levels of positive family support, and socioeconomic status.