AIDS and Behavior
Volume 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1764-1775

A randomized controlled trial of a culturally congruent intervention to increase condom use and HIV testing among heterosexually active immigrant latino men (Article)

Rhodes S.D.* , McCoy T.P. , Vissman A.T. , DiClemente R.J. , Duck S. , Hergenrather K.C. , Foley K.L. , Alonzo J. , Bloom F.R. , Eng E.
  • a Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063, United States, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • b Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • c Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • d Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • e Chatham Social Health Council, Siler City, NC, United States
  • f Department of Counseling/Human Organizational Studies, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
  • g Medical Humanities, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, United States
  • h Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063, United States
  • i Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • j Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention to increase condom use and HIV testing among Spanish-speaking, heterosexually active immigrant Latino men. A community- based participatory research partnership developed the intervention and selected the study design. Following baseline data collection, 142 immigrant Latino men were randomized to the HIV prevention intervention or the cancer education intervention. Three-month follow-up data were collected from 139 participants, for a 98% retention rate. Mean age of participants was 31.6 years and 60% reported being from Mexico. Adjusting for baseline behaviors, relative to their peers in the cancer education comparison, participants in the HIV prevention intervention were more likely to report consistent condom use and receiving an HIV test. Community-based interventions for immigrant Latino men that are built on state of the art prevention science and developed in partnership with community members can greatly enhance preventive behaviors and may reduce HIV infection. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.

Author Keywords

Immigrant Men intervention HIV Community-based participatory research prevention CBPR Hispanic/Latino

Index Keywords

HIV Infections controlled clinical trial Human immunodeficiency virus infection clinical trial Follow-Up Studies follow up human middle aged statistics North Carolina condom Condoms controlled study randomized controlled trial ethnology Mexico Hispanic Americans heterosexuality United States Young Adult Humans Hispanic Adolescent Intervention Studies male Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics cultural factor Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Article high risk behavior Risk-Taking intervention study health education migration adult Utilization Review participatory research Community-Based Participatory Research attitude to health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84555203891&doi=10.1007%2fs10461-011-9903-4&partnerID=40&md5=e82b57a355d6b0dfe6c44dc47f96cd2c
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9903-4
ISSN: 10907165
Cited by: 45
Original Language: English