Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Cult Health Sex. 2020 Aug;22(8):871-886. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1632488. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
In the USA, Black girls and women face significant health disparities and disproportionately experience violence, racism, discrimination, stereotype messaging and elevated STI/HIV rates. Research shows the importance of familial systems and effective communication in decreasing risky behaviours among Black girls. This grounded theory study explored the sociocultural conditions that influence the process of becoming a sexual Black woman. Analytic results of interviews with 20 Black women identified protection as a major category associated with Black female sexual development and related risk behaviour. This paper describes the role of Black women as protectors of young Black female sexuality, the sociocultural protective strategies they used across the life course and the consequences of absent protection. Findings can inform future evidence-based, culturally sensitive interventions to promote the sexual health and development of Black girls and women in the USA.
在美国，黑人女孩和妇女面临着严重的健康差距，她们不成比例地遭受暴力、种族主义、歧视、刻板印象信息和性传播感染/艾滋病病毒率上升的影响。研究表明，家庭系统和有效沟通对于减少黑人女孩的危险行为至关重要。这项扎根理论研究探讨了影响黑人女性成为性黑人女性的社会文化条件。对 20 名黑人女性的访谈进行分析后发现，保护是与黑人女性性发展和相关风险行为相关的主要类别。本文描述了黑人女性作为年轻黑人女性性行为保护者的角色，她们在整个生命周期中使用的社会文化保护策略，以及缺乏保护的后果。研究结果可以为未来在美国促进黑人女孩和妇女的性健康和发展的循证、文化敏感的干预措施提供信息。
