Dorsey Marquitta S, King Dione, Howard-Howell Tyriesa, Dyson Yarneccia
School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago, 1 E. Pearson Street, Maquire Hall, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Birmingham, United States.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2022 Jun;137. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106480. Epub 2022 Mar 21.
For Black girls, adolescence may be punctuated with health disparities that adversely impact their health and well-being. Considering the current context of systemic and structural racism experienced by Black adolescent females, sexual health disparities may be indicative of limited resources that promote healthy decision-making. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black adolescent females often report higher rates of unintended pregnancies, births, and sexually transmitted infections compared to females from other ethnic groups. Given the persistent sexual health disparities impacting the lives of many Black adolescent females, it is important to examine sexual health interventions and their abilities to comprehensively target the unique needs of Black adolescent females. A systematic review of active sexual health programs in the United States, between 2010 and 2020 that specifically target Black adolescent females, revealed few culturally relevant interventions actually address their sexual health needs. Implications for policy, practice and research are discussed.
对于黑人女孩来说，青春期可能充满了健康差异，这些差异会对她们的健康和幸福产生不利影响。考虑到当前黑人青少年女性所经历的系统性和结构性种族主义背景，性健康差异可能表明促进健康决策的资源有限。根据疾病控制与预防中心的数据，与其他种族的女性相比，黑人青少年女性意外怀孕、生育和性传播感染的发生率往往更高。鉴于持续存在的性健康差异影响着许多黑人青少年女性的生活，审视性健康干预措施及其全面满足黑人青少年女性独特需求的能力非常重要。对2010年至2020年间美国专门针对黑人青少年女性的性健康积极项目进行的系统评价显示，很少有与文化相关的干预措施真正满足她们的性健康需求。本文还讨论了对政策、实践和研究的启示。
