Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 561-567

Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors in a Migrant Worker Community (Article)

McCoy H.V. , Shehadeh N. , Rubens M.*
  • a Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC II 559, Miami, FL 33199, United States
  • b Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC II 559, Miami, FL 33199, United States
  • c Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC II 559, Miami, FL 33199, United States

Abstract

There are not many studies exploring the association between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviors among migrant workers. This study analyzed how changes in alcohol use was associated with changes in risky sexual behavior and psychosocial variables. Data for this study was drawn from an HIV risk reduction project. Repeated measures ANOVA and Linear mixed model statistical method was conducted to find changes and association between alcohol use, sexual risk and psychosocial variables over time. The sample (n = 203) was composed of African Americans (33.0 %) and Hispanics (77.0 %) men. Both groups, over time, showed reduction in sexual risk in accordance with reduction in alcohol use. Changes in alcohol use and psychosocial variables showed significant association with sexual risk changes over time. Psychological strategies like building social support should be considered for HIV risk reduction intervention directed towards high alcohol consuming migrant workers. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Migrant workers Ethnicity Theoretical variables Alcohol use risky sexual behaviors

Index Keywords

Social Norms social norm sexual behavior agricultural worker human middle aged statistics and numerical data condom Condoms Agriculture alcoholism social support Farmers African American ethnology Hispanic Americans Self Efficacy Florida Humans psychology Hispanic male Behavior self concept high risk behavior Intention Risk-Taking adult migration utilization Transients and Migrants African Americans
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84933565059&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-015-0240-y&partnerID=40&md5=4b81a10c955844c3362c6be890a2e48a
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0240-y
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English