“It's a touchy subject”: Latino adolescent sexual risk behaviors in the school context

Adverse sexual health outcomes remain disproportionately high for Latino adolescents. To examine sexual risk behaviors in Latino adolescents, we conducted in-depth interviews with 18 Latino parents and 13 school staff members and carried out 1 year of fieldwork in the school and community. “It's a touchy subject [sex] here” exemplified the reluctance of addressing sexual risk behaviors. Community- and systems-level strategies are recommended.