Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses Spring 6-8-2018 Latinas and Sexual Health: Correlates of Sexual Satisfaction Christine Marie Velez Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Part of the Gender and Sexuality Commons, Social Work Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Velez, Christine Marie, "Latinas and Sexual Health: Correlates of Sexual Satisfaction" (2018). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4408. https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6292 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible:
[email protected]. Latinas and Sexual Health: Correlates of Sexual Satisfaction by Christine Marie Velez A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work and Social Research Dissertation Committee: Roberto Orellana, Chair Gita Mehrotra Maria Talbott Christina Sun Charles Klein Portland State University 2018 © 2018 Christine Marie Velez ABSTRACT Latinas/os are one of the fastest growing and most heterogeneous minority ethnic groups in the US. One in 5 women in the US are Latina; by 2060, it is projected that Latinas will compose 1/3 of the female population. Latinas continue to experience disparities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes compared to non-Hispanic whites. While factors impacting undesirable consequences of sexual activity for Latinas have been well documented, Latinas’ experiences with sexual satisfaction in the broader context of sexual health remains understudied, despite sexual satisfaction having been identified as an integral component of sexual health.