AIDS and Behavior
Volume 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 199-213

Patterns and predictors of HIV/STI risk among Latino migrant men in a new receiving community (Article)

Kissinger P.* , Kovacs S. , Anderson-Smits C. , Schmidt N. , Salinas O. , Hembling J. , Beaulieu A. , Longfellow L. , Liddon N. , Rice J. , Shedlin M.
  • a Department of Epidemiology SL-18, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
  • b Department of Epidemiology SL-18, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
  • c Department of Epidemiology SL-18, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
  • d Department of Epidemiology SL-18, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
  • e Department of Epidemiology SL-18, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
  • f Department of Epidemiology SL-18, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
  • g Department of Epidemiology SL-18, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
  • h Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Program, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, United States
  • i Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • j Department of Biostatistics, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
  • k College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine patterns and predictors of HIV/STI risk over time among Latino migrant men in a new receiving community. Latino men (N = 125) were interviewed quarterly for 18 months and HIV/STI tested annually. Selected individual, environmental and cultural factors by partner type and condom use were explored longitudinally and in a cross-section. Sex with female sex workers (FSWs) and multiple partners decreased, sex with main partners and abstinence increased, while the number of casual partners remained stable. Consistent condom use was highest with FSWs, lowest with main partners and midrange with casual partners with no trends over time. STI morbidity was low; no HIV was detected. Drug use and high mobility were associated with inconsistent condom use with FSW, whereas having family in the household was protective. HIV/STI prevention efforts should focus on drug using Latino migrants who are highly mobile and should foster healthy social connections. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Migrants Respondent driven sampling Sexually transmitted diseases Keywords HIV Latinos

Index Keywords

longitudinal study HIV Infections sexual behavior Human immunodeficiency virus infection psychological aspect demography Follow-Up Studies follow up human Longitudinal Studies sexuality middle aged Sexual Partners statistics condom Condoms morbidity ethnology Hispanic Americans Residence Characteristics sexually transmitted disease Cross-Sectional Studies interview United States Young Adult Sexually Transmitted Diseases cross-sectional study Humans Hispanic Interviews as Topic male risk factor Risk Factors prostitution Article high risk behavior disease transmission Risk-Taking adult Social Environment migration Utilization Review Transients and Migrants
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84858257969&doi=10.1007%2fs10461-011-9945-7&partnerID=40&md5=a6277adfcf89bee07bd491bb5929c2a6
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9945-7
ISSN: 10907165
Cited by: 30
Original Language: English