A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Culturally Congruent Intervention to Increase Condom Use and HIV Testing Among Heterosexually Active Immigrant Latino Men

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Scott D. Rhodes, Wake Forest University; Thomas P. McCoy, Wake Forest University; Aaron T. Vissman, Emory University; Ralph Joseph Diclemente, Emory University; Stacy Duck, Chatham Social Health Council; Kenneth C. Hergenrather, George Washington University; Kristie Long Foley, Davidson College; Jorge Alonzo, Wake Forest University; Fred R. Bloom, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Eugenia Eng, University of North Carolina
• Language: English
• Date: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Springer (part of Springer Nature): Springer Open Choice Hybrid Journals
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9903-4
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: AIDS and Behavior
• ISSN: 1090-7165
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 8
• Start Page: 1764
• End Page: 1775
• Grant/Funding Information: This study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH079827).
• Keywords: Community-based participatory research; PUERTO-RICO; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; HIV/AIDS PREVENTION; RISK BEHAVIORS; HIV; Immigrant; Men; Intervention; PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS; Social Sciences, Biomedical; NORTH-CAROLINA; Prevention; LAY HEALTH ADVISERS; Hispanic/Latino; Biomedical Social Sciences; BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; SOUTH-EASTERN USA; Science & Technology; CBPR; REDUCE HIV; Social Sciences
• Research Categories: Psychology, Behavioral; Health Sciences, Public Health; Education, Social Sciences

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention to increase condom use and HIV testing among Spanish-speaking, heterosexually active immigrant Latino men. A community- based participatory research partnership developed the intervention and selected the study design. Following baseline data collection, 142 immigrant Latino men were randomized to the HIV prevention intervention or the cancer education intervention. Three-month follow-up data were collected from 139 participants, for a 98% retention rate. Mean age of participants was 31.6 years and 60% reported being from Mexico. Adjusting for baseline behaviors, relative to their peers in the cancer education comparison, participants in the HIV prevention intervention were more likely to report consistent condom use and receiving an HIV test. Community-based interventions for immigrant Latino men that are built on state of the art prevention science and developed in partnership with community members can greatly enhance preventive behaviors and may reduce HIV infection.