Age-Discordant Relationships among Teen Girls in Jamaica

牙买加少女之间年龄不一致的关系

基本信息

批准号：
7121703
负责人：
ELYSSA B WOOD
金额：
$ 3.7万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2006
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2006-09-01 至 2007-07-10
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): It has been hypothesized that relationships between adolescent girls and older male partners have resulted in disparately high HIV rates among young women in Jamaica. Because they involve age, power, and sometimes economic asymmetries; relationships with older male partners limit the ability of adolescent girls to negotiate sexual decision-making and expose them to high-risk sexual behaviors that may lead to HIV/AIDS acquisition. The purpose of this study is to develop a grounded theory that helps explain and predict the HIV risk behaviors that may occur in the relationships between adolescent girls and their older male partners in Jamaica. Through interviews with late adolescent girls, the study aims to 1) Gain and understanding of how the socio-cultural environment impacts the decision-making of adolescent girls in Jamaica; 2) Identify how the process of developing a relationship with an older male partner influences the dyadic decision-making of adolescent girls in Jamaica; and 3) Explore how adolescent girls in Jamaica perceive the outcomes of their relationships with older men. Study results will enhance HIV prevention science in Jamaica by identifying culturally-specific areas for intervention.

描述（由申请人提供）：已经假设，青春期女孩与年长的男性伴侣之间的关系导致牙买加年轻女性的艾滋病毒率较高。因为它们涉及年龄，力量，有时是经济不对称的；与年长的男性伴侣的关系限制了青春期女孩谈判性决策的能力，并将她们暴露于可能导致艾滋病毒/艾滋病获取的高风险性行为。这项研究的目的是开发一种扎根的理论，该理论有助于解释和预测青春期女孩与牙买加老年男性伴侣之间关系中可能发生的HIV风险行为。通过对青春期晚期女孩的采访，该研究的目的是1）获得和理解社会文化环境如何影响牙买加青少年女孩的决策； 2）确定与年长的男性伴侣建立关系的过程如何影响牙买加青少年女孩的二元决策； 3）探索牙买加的青春期女孩如何看待与年长男人的关系的结果。研究结果将通过确定特定于文化的干预领域来增强牙买加的艾滋病毒预防科学。