Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
2019

Testing the Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Intervention Among Latina Immigrants Living in Farmworker Communities in South Florida (Article)

Rojas P.* , Ramírez-Ortiz D. , Wang W. , Daniel E.V. , Sánchez M. , Cano M.Á. , Ravelo G.J. , Braithwaite R. , Montano N.P. , De La Rosa M.
  • a Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States, Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC5 Room 420, Miami, FL 33199, United States
  • b Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
  • c Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
  • d Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
  • e Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
  • f Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States, Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
  • g Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
  • h Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • i School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • j Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States

Abstract

Latina immigrants living in farmworker communities are a population in need of HIV risk reduction interventions due to their high risk for HIV and their limited access to health care and prevention services. The present study is the first to evaluate the efficacy of SEPA intervention on a cohort of 234 pre-established Latina immigrants living in farmworker communities in South Florida. SEPA is a CDC evidenced-based and Latinx culturally tailored HIV risk reduction intervention. Data were collected through structured interviews at baseline and 6-months post intervention and were analyzed using generalized linear mixed modeling. Results showed that SEPA was effective on increasing condom use during vaginal and anal sex with male partners, self-efficacy for condom use, intentions to negotiate safe sex and HIV-related knowledge from baseline to 6-months post intervention. These findings contribute to the evidence supporting the efficacy of SEPA by confirming previous results and demonstrating the efficacy of this intervention for Latinas of diverse backgrounds. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

Immigrant intervention Latina/o HIV/AIDS Farmworkers

Index Keywords

male controlled study structured interview female immigrant Florida nonhuman comparative effectiveness self concept Human immunodeficiency virus vagina risk reduction Article condom use agricultural worker human adult
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073980706&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-019-00923-4&partnerID=40&md5=3beb41c81ee70541164665fa2bf69a89
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00923-4
ISSN: 15571912
Original Language: English