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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Holly S. Ruch-Ross, ScD, Research & Evaluation Consultant, 9345 Avers Ave, Evanston, IL 60203, 847 673 1403, hruchross@aol.com, Pat W. Mosena, PhD, Director, Illinois Subsequent Pregnancy Project, 5646 Kimbark, Chicago, IL 60637, and Jenifer Cartland, PhD, Child Health Data Lab, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157, Chicago, IL 60614.
ISPP, a program designed to delay second births to adolescents, annually serves over 300 teen mothers across Illinois. Over the past 5 years, more than 20% of these participants have been Latina, predominantly of Mexican origin. This paper explores differences between Latina and non-Latina participants in ISPP. Preliminary analyses of 2001 data (N=343) suggest that Latina participants are substantially different at program entry. At intake, they are less likely to be in school (30% not in school vs. 11% for all others, p=.001), and more likely to live in either a two-parent (31% vs. 18%) or a non-parental household (42% vs. 17%, p=000). The young Latina mothers are more likely to be living in households which include their babies’ fathers (48% vs. 4%, p=.000). These participants, although equally likely to report using contraception, are significantly less likely to report use of a condom at last intercourse (33% vs. 61%, p=.000). Despite some gains, after one year of ISPP program participation, Latina participants are less likely to have graduated from high school (11% vs. 29%, p=.002), or to be in school if they have not graduated (57% vs. 85%, p=.000). They remain substantially less likely to report condom use at last intercourse (37% vs. 82%, p=.000). Multivariate analyses confirm that Latina ethnicity remains a significant predictor of these outcomes when controlling for initial differences between the groups. These findings suggest the need to target programming specifically to address issues appropriately for Latina participants in ISPP and other adolescent programs.
Learning Objectives: After this session, participants will be able to
Keywords: Hispanic Youth, Reproductive Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.