Young women, particularly women of color, are at increasing risk from HIV in the United States today. Prevention efforts focused on increasing consistent condom use have had limited success. Gendered sexual roles that limit female power in safer sex negotiations have been suggested as a possible influence, but little empirical work has been done in this promising area. There is a shortage of research on factors that empower women to negotiate safer sex with male partners and influences on their ability to do so successfully. This application proposes to fill this gap by investigating the influences of gender norms and gender inequality, as enacted through female sexual agency, on women's safer sex negotiations, using a mixed methods design. ? ? ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31MH078732-02
Application #
7281638
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-AARR-G (02))
Program Officer
Stoff, David M
Project Start
2006-09-16
Project End
2009-09-15
Budget Start
2007-09-16
Budget End
2008-09-15
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$32,826
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Washington
Department
Type
Schools of Social Work
DUNS #
605799469
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195
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