The Sexual and Reproductive Health Content of African American and Latino Magazines

This study investigated the sexual and reproductive health content of 16 Latino and 5 African American magazines distributed in the United States. Three hundred and seventy - three articles and items from 194 issues were analyzed. The most frequently covered topics were pregnancy and sexual activity. Least mentioned were abortion and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV/AIDS. Generally, ethnic magazines did a poor job of covering sexual and reproductive health topics that are relevant to the African American and Latino communities, despite epidemic rates of HIV/AIDS and STDs and pregnancy rates 80%-90% higher than those of Anglo Americans.