American Journal of Public Health
Volume 105, Issue 8, 2015, Pages e126-e133

Hispanic men in the United States: Acculturation and recent sexual behaviors with female partners, 2006-2010 (Article)

Haderxhanaj L.T.* , Rhodes S.D. , Romaguera R.A. , Bloom F.R. , Leichliter J.S.
  • a Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • b Division of Public Health Services, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • c Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • d Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • e Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

Abstract

Objectives. We examined Hispanic men's recent risky and protective sexual behaviors with female partners by acculturation. Methods. Using the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, we performed bivariate analyses to compare acculturation groups (Hispanic Spanish-speaking immigrants, Hispanic English-speaking immigrants, Hispanic US natives, and non-Hispanic White men) by demographics and recent sexual behaviors with women. Multivariable logistic regression models for sexual behaviors by acculturation group were adjusted for demographics. Results. Compared with Hispanic Spanish-speaking immigrants, non-Hispanic White men were less likely to report exchange of money or drugs for sex (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.3; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.1, 0.9), but were also less likely to report condom use at last vaginal (AOR = 0.6; 95% CI = 0.4, 0.8) and anal sex (AOR = 0.4; 95% CI = 0.3, 0.7). Hispanic US natives were less likely to report condom use at last vaginal sex than were Spanish-speaking immigrants (AOR = 0.6; 95% CI = 0.4, 0.8). English- and Spanish-speaking immigrants did not differ in risky or protective sexual behaviors. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that targeted interventions focusing on unique sexual risks and sociodemographic differences by acculturation level, particularly nativity, may be helpful for preventing sexually transmitted infections. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

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sexual behavior Caucasian Safe Sex human epidemiology statistics and numerical data condom Condoms ethnology Hispanic Americans Unsafe Sex United States Young Adult Humans migrant psychology Hispanic Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation female cultural factor adult European Continental Ancestry Group utilization
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302524
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English