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The Relationship Of Religion, Religiosity, And Parental Communication In The Sexual Behaviors Of Filipinos Aged 18-25 Years In The United States And The Philippines, Ivy C. Tuason, Racidon Bernarte, Fanglong Dong
The Relationship Of Religion, Religiosity, And Parental Communication In The Sexual Behaviors Of Filipinos Aged 18-25 Years In The United States And The Philippines, Ivy C. Tuason, Racidon Bernarte, Fanglong Dong
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal
This cross-sectional survey research aims to explore and compare the relationship of religion, religiosity, and parental communication to the sexual behaviors of Filipinos aged 18-25 years in the United States and the Philippines. The Duke University Religion Index and Parent-Teen Sexual Risk Communication Scale-III was used to measure religiosity and parental communication. There were 130 participants living in the United States and 247 living in the Philippines included in this study. Among respondents from the Philippines, low levels of parental communication were associated with an increased report for the lack of condom use during the last intercourse. Catholics had a …