Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Music, Dance, Carnival and the Caribbean Region
(Cecilia Hegamin-Younger and Joav Merrick, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, and others)
Vulnerabilities of Caribbean Adolescents and Youth
(KizzyAnn M Abraham, School of Arts and Sciences, University of St George’s, Grenada, West Indies)
Section One: Sexual Issues
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer Prevention
(Krystal Austin, Anyka Clouden, Dalia Rassier and Praveen Durgampudi, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies)
“Horning” and the Emergence of Female Empowerment
(Scott Hutton, Cecilia Hegamin-Younger and Rohan D Jeremiah, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies and Department of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America)
Vulnerability to HIV Infection in Men who have Sex with Men
(Trent R Worrell, Peter E Gamache, Rohan D Jeremiah and Kamilah B Thomas-Purcell, School of Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, and others)
Barriers Sexual Reproductive Health Care
(Cecilia Hegamin-Younger, Shawn Khan, Rohan Jeremiah and Christine Richards, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, and others)
Family Structure and Sexual Health Behavior
(Andrea Reichert, Lydia Atkins, Livio Ituah and Richard Atkins, School of Medicine and Department of Public Health, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies and Spartan Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Saint Lucia, West Indies)
Self-Efficacy in Sexual Negotiation and Engagement in Risky Sexual Behaviors
(Desiree Jones, Kamilah Thomas-Purcell, Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris and Christine Richards, School of Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, Office of Research and Innovation and the Master of Public Health Program, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, and others)
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Co-Infection
(Martin S Forde, St Clair M Forde, Anika Keens-Douglas and Altrena G Mukuria, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, Research Management Consultant, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies, and others)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Education
(Satesh Bidaisee, St George’s University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St George, Grenada, West Indies)
Section Two: Alcohol, Drugs and Violence
Alcohol Drinking Habits and Alcoholic Beverage Advertisement
(Brian J Shayota, Kim Oelhafen and Cecilia Hegamin-Younger, Department of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies)
Risky Sexual Behaviors and Marijuana Use
(Olufunmilola Ajala, Christine Richards, Leselle Pierre, Nanette Hegamin and Tessa Alexander-St Cyr, Department of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, St George’s University. St. George, Grenada, West Indies and Global Health Collaboratory, St Louis, Missouri, United States of America)
Injection Drug Use and the Risk of HIV and Hepatitis C Transmission
(Cecilia Hegamin-Younger, Rohan Jeremiah, Praveen Durgampudi, Jonathan Waller and Abdul Seckam, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, Department of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, and others)
Violence and Adolescents
(Shantel Peters-St-John, Doneal Thomas and Shelly Rodrigo, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies)
Child Sexual Abuse
(Lamese Basilyous and Praveen Durgampudi, School of Medicine, St. George’s University,Grenada and Department of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies)
Section Three: Acknowledgements
About the Editors
About the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel
About the Book Series “Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health”
Section Four: Index
Index