Latinas and HIV/AIDS risk factors: implications for harm reduction strategies.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2004
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We examined risk factors for HIV infection among Puerto Rican and Mexican American women aged 15 through 44 years.
METHODS: We used data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth. Analyses focused on the relation between sex role attitudes, sex education, anxiety, and consistent condom use.
RESULTS: Nearly 60% of Puerto Rican and Mexican American women received no sex education from parents. Twenty-one percent of Puerto Rican and 38.3% of Mexican American women reported no sex education in schools. Women with some sex education in school, less than 13 years of education, or higher sex role attitude scores were more likely than other women to have partners who consistently used condoms.
CONCLUSIONS: Harm reduction interventions must be designed to reach multiple Latino audiences by age, gender, and subgroup
Volume
94
Issue
7
First Page
1152
Last Page
1158
ISSN
0090-0036
Published In/Presented At
Zambrana, R. E., Cornelius, L. J., Boykin, S. S., & Lopez, D. S. (2004). Latinas and HIV/AIDS risk factors: implications for harm reduction strategies. American Journal Of Public Health, 94(7), 1152-1158.
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
15226136
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article