Unger J B, Molina G B
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
Health Care Women Int. 2000 Apr-May;21(3):235-49. doi: 10.1080/073993300245285.
Previous studies have shown that acculturation among Latinos is associated with increases in health-risk behaviors. This study examined associations between acculturation and contraceptive use among 291 low- to moderately acculturated Latina women. Respondents completed a survey assessing acculturation, contraceptive use, and related attitudes. Moderately acculturated women expressed lower intentions to use contraceptives, were less certain that they would be able to use contraceptives consistently for the next 6 months, and reported lower social support for contraceptive use, than did unacculturated women. Unacculturated women expressed more traditional cultural attitudes favoring large families than did moderately acculturated women. Social norms and low self-efficacy may place moderately acculturated Latinas at high risk for unintended pregnancy and STDs.
以往的研究表明，拉丁裔人群的文化适应与健康风险行为的增加有关。本研究调查了291名低度至中度文化适应的拉丁裔女性中文化适应与避孕措施使用之间的关联。受访者完成了一项评估文化适应、避孕措施使用及相关态度的调查。与未适应文化的女性相比，中度适应文化的女性表达出较低的使用避孕措施的意愿，对在未来6个月能否持续使用避孕措施不太确定，并且表示在避孕措施使用方面得到的社会支持较少。与中度适应文化的女性相比，未适应文化的女性表现出更倾向于大家庭的传统文化态度。社会规范和低自我效能感可能使中度适应文化的拉丁裔女性面临意外怀孕和性传播疾病的高风险。
