This research will examine to what degree adolescent mother's decisions to use condoms are influenced by different types of sexual partners, including the fathers of their children. This research program is predicated on the existing scientific knowledge that condom use among adult women with multiple partners does indeed vary by partner type. Additionally, the research question is formulated under the premise that there is an appreciable difference in the relationship between an adolescent mother and her sex partners, including those who are the father of their children, as compared to other adolescent girls. Understanding this phenomenon will potentially facilitate the dismantling of previously unidentified barriers to condom use and effective HIV/STI prevention in this population. My dissertation will serve as the first step in understanding this complex clinical issue. ? ?
| Nelson, LaRon E; Morrison-Beedy, Dianne; Kearney, Margaret H et al. (2012) Black adolescent mothers' perspectives on sex and parenting in nonmarital relationships with the biological fathers of their children. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 41:82-91 |
| Nelson, LaRon E; Morrison-Beedy, Dianne; Kearney, Margaret H et al. (2011) Always, never, or sometimes: examining variation in condom-use decision making among Black adolescent mothers. Res Nurs Health 34:270-81 |
| Nelson, LaRon E; Morrison-Beedy, Dianne; Kearney, Margaret H et al. (2011) Sexual Partner Type Taxonomy Use Among Black Adolescent Mothers in the United States. Can J Hum Sex 20:1-10 |
| Nelson, LaRon E; Morrison-Beedy, Dianne (2008) Research team training: moving beyond job descriptions. Appl Nurs Res 21:159-64 |
