Culture, Health and Sexuality
Volume 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-34

Sexual and alcohol risk behaviours of immigrant Latino men in the South-eastern USA (Article)

Rhodes S.D.* , Hergenrather K.C. , Griffith D.M. , Yee L.J. , Zometa C.S. , Montaño J. , Vissman A.
  • a Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Social Sciences and Health Policy, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
  • b Department of Counseling/Human Organizational Studies, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
  • c School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • d Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  • e Department of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • f Chatham Social Health Council, Pittsborro, NC, United States
  • g Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Social Sciences and Health Policy, Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Abstract

Little is known about the intersections of immigration, masculinity and sexual risk behaviours among recently arrived Latino men in the USA. Nine immigrant Latino men from three urban housing communities in the South-eastern USA used photovoice to identify and explore their lived experiences. From the participants' photographs and words, thirteen themes emerged within four domains. The immigration experience and sociocultural norms and expectations of masculinity were factors identified decreasing Latino men's sense of power and increasing stress, which lead to sexual risk. Latino community strengths and general community strengths were factors that participants identified as promoting health and preventing risk. These themes influenced the development of a conceptual model to explain risk among immigrant Latino men. This model requires further exploration and may prove useful in intervention development.

Author Keywords

Latino Migrants Sexual risk Alcohol HIV USA

Index Keywords

North Carolina male Emigrants and Immigrants Humans photography sexual behavior Alcohol Drinking Risk Reduction Behavior Models, Theoretical Hispanic Americans Risk-Taking Young Adult Southeastern United States adult Adolescent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-61349083019&doi=10.1080%2f13691050802488405&partnerID=40&md5=ac04e61a9eacfa2a37463f35349b6a89
DOI: 10.1080/13691050802488405
ISSN: 13691058
Cited by: 49
Original Language: English