Youth Gangs: drug use, sexual behavior, violence & HIV risk

青少年帮派：吸毒、性行为、暴力

基本信息

批准号：
7113626
负责人：
Bill Sanders
金额：
$ 7.44万
依托单位：
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2005
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2005-09-01 至 2008-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: Young gang members engage in high risk behaviors that place them at significant risk for a range of negative health outcomes, including drug dependence, injury from violence, sexual abuse, and HIV infection. However, few studies have examined the public health risks associated with gang membership. The proposed research will develop an epidemiological profile of the practices and patterns of sexual behavior, drug use, and violence amongst gang-identified youths. Secondly, the research will describe and analyze the relationship between these behaviors and risks of HIV, STIs, and other negative health outcomes, such as drug overdoses, cognitive impairment, unplanned parenthood, incarceration, injury, disability, and death. Thirdly, the research will further refine an ethno-epidemiological methodology to examine drug use, sexual behaviors, and violence among youth gang members in terms of HIV risk and other health risks. Finally, the research will examine how well the existing theories on drug use, violence, and sexual risks explain these behaviors amongst gang-identified youth. Qualitative methods, including targeted observations and in-depth interviews, will be applied to recruit 50 young people, aged 16-25, from communities within Western Los Angeles who identify as gang members. The sample population will include both men and women, and will be comprised of predominantly Mexican-Americans, Latinos, and/or African- Americans. This study will unfold in two phases: Phase One is the Community Assessment Process (CAP) whereby interviews will be conducted with individuals who work with youth gang members in these areas. These individuals will assist in assessing particular gangs and targeting individual gang members for enrollment into the study. Based upon these interviews and subsequent ethnographic maps, two contrasting gangs will be located in Western Los Angeles. Phase Two aims to carry out Key Participant Interviews (KPIs) with 50 self-identified youth gang members from two gangs recruited during Phase One. Relevance: This study will examine high risk behaviors, such drug use, sexual practices, and violence, among a largely hidden population of young people - gang-involved youth. Findings from this study will inform new approaches towards preventing high risk behaviors among youth gang members, and forward a public health agenda benefiting future young gang members.

描述（由申请人提供）：项目摘要：年轻帮派成员从事高风险行为，使他们面临一系列负面健康结果的重大风险，包括药物依赖、暴力伤害、性虐待和艾滋病毒感染。然而，很少有研究探讨与帮派成员身份相关的公共健康风险。拟议的研究将对帮派青年的性行为、吸毒和暴力行为和模式进行流行病学分析。其次，该研究将描述和分析这些行为与艾滋病毒、性传播感染和其他负面健康结果（如药物过量、认知障碍、计划外生育、监禁、受伤、残疾和死亡）风险之间的关系。第三，该研究将进一步完善民族流行病学方法，从艾滋病毒风险和其他健康风险方面检查青年帮派成员的吸毒、性行为和暴力行为。最后，该研究将检验现有关于吸毒、暴力和性风险的理论如何很好地解释帮派青年中的这些行为。将采用包括针对性观察和深度访谈在内的定性方法，从洛杉矶西部社区招募 50 名年龄在 16 至 25 岁之间、被认定为帮派成员的年轻人。样本人群将包括男性和女性，并且主要由墨西哥裔美国人、拉丁裔和/或非裔美国人组成。这项研究将分两个阶段进行：第一阶段是社区评估过程（CAP），将对在这些地区与青年帮派成员合作的个人进行访谈。这些人将协助评估特定帮派并针对个别帮派成员进行研究。根据这些采访和随后的民族志地图，两个截然不同的帮派将位于洛杉矶西部。第二阶段的目标是对来自第一阶段招募的两个帮派的 50 名自我认定的青年帮派成员进行关键参与者访谈 (KPI)。相关性：本研究将调查大部分隐藏的年轻人群体（参与帮派的年轻人）中的高风险行为，例如吸毒、性行为和暴力。这项研究的结果将为预防青年帮派成员高风险行为提供新方法，并提出有利于未来年轻帮派成员的公共卫生议程。