TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol, marijuana, and perceptions of influence on social and sexual behavior among african american adolescent female detainees
AU - du Plessis, Lindsay Danielle
AU - Holliday, Rhonda Conerly
AU - Robillard, Alyssa G.
AU - Braithwaite, Ronald L.
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - Juvenile detainees comprise a population that engages in high-risk behavior. This study examined sexual risk and substance use behavior and the perceptions of African American female adolescent detainees (N = 765) regarding the influence of alcohol and marijuana use on their social and sexual behaviors. Overall, 58% and 64% reported alcohol and marijuana use, respectively. Alcohol's perceived influence on sexual behavior (p < .001) was significantly different between those who drank and those who did not; marijuana's influence on social (p < .01) and sexual (p < .001) behavior was significantly different between those who used marijuana and those who did not. There is a need for further study of the influence of substance use on social and sexual behavior among African American female adolescent detainees.
AB - Juvenile detainees comprise a population that engages in high-risk behavior. This study examined sexual risk and substance use behavior and the perceptions of African American female adolescent detainees (N = 765) regarding the influence of alcohol and marijuana use on their social and sexual behaviors. Overall, 58% and 64% reported alcohol and marijuana use, respectively. Alcohol's perceived influence on sexual behavior (p < .001) was significantly different between those who drank and those who did not; marijuana's influence on social (p < .01) and sexual (p < .001) behavior was significantly different between those who used marijuana and those who did not. There is a need for further study of the influence of substance use on social and sexual behavior among African American female adolescent detainees.
KW - African American
KW - Alcohol use
KW - Female adolescent detainees
KW - Marijuana use
KW - Social and sexual behavior
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=69249201268&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=69249201268&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1078345809334873
DO - 10.1177/1078345809334873
M3 - Article
C2 - 19477800
AN - SCOPUS:69249201268
SN - 1078-3458
VL - 15
SP - 197
EP - 209
JO - Journal of Correctional Health Care
JF - Journal of Correctional Health Care
IS - 3
ER -