"How to Make it Out Alive": A Strengths-Based Analysis of Latinas' Adolescent Sexual Health Experiences.

Background: Ample evidence demonstrates Latina adolescents' elevated risk for sexual health disparities, but knowledge of how they manage their sexual health during this critical period of sexual development is limited. Countering the overfocus on Latina adolescents as "at-risk" girls in extant research, this study uses a strengths-based perspective to explore this topic.

Methods: This study used a narrative research design to gather and analyze the stories of 18 Latina young people who attended school in New York.