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HIV risk behaviors of Latin American and Caribbean men who have sex with men in Miami, Florida, USA

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2008
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Akin, Mete
Fernández, M. Isabel
Bowen, G. Stephen
Warren, Jacob C
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OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study is to describe the sexual practices, drug use behaviors, psychosocial factors, and predictors of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in a sample of Hispanic men who have sex with men (MSM) born in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries who currently reside in Miami-Dade County, Florida. METHODS: Hispanic MSM (N = 566) recruited from community and Internet venues completed a computer-assisted self-interview assessing sociodemographic factors, drug use, sexual behaviors, and psychosocial factors. We focused on the 470 men who were born in LAC countries, including Puerto Rico. We first examined separately, by country of origin, the sexual practices, drug use behaviors, and psychosocial factors of the sample. We then collapsed the groups and examined the factors associated with UAI in the previous 6 months for the entire sample of Hispanic MSM from LAC countries. RESULTS: In the previous 6 months, 44 percent of the sample engaged in UAI, and 41 percent used club drugs. At the multivariate level, psychological distress, higher number of sexual partners, club drug use, HIV-positive status at the time of immigration, and greater orientation to American culture were significantly associated with UAI in the previous 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: Many MSM born in LAC countries engage in HIV-related risk behaviors in the AIDS epicenter of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Culturally appropriate interventions should address these risk behaviors in this underserved population.(AU)
 
OBJETIVO: Describir las prácticas sexuales, el consumo de drogas y los factores psicosociales y de predicción del coito anal sin protección (CASP), en una muestra de hombres nacidos en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) residentes actualmente en el Condado de Miami-Dade, Florida, que tienen sexo con hombres. MÉTODOS: En total, 566 hispanos que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH), captados en la comunidad y sitios de Internet, completaron una encuesta autoaplicada por computadora que abordaba los factores socioeconómicos, el consumo de drogas, el comportamiento sexual y los factores psicológicos. El estudio se centró en 470 hombres nacidos en ALC, incluido Puerto Rico. La muestra se analizó por país de origen, prácticas sexuales, consumo de drogas y factores psicológicos. Luego se unieron los grupos y se analizaron los factores asociados con el CASP en los 6 meses previos en toda la muestra. RESULTADOS: En los 6 meses previos, 44 por ciento de la muestra tuvo CASP y 41 por ciento consumió drogas de las llamadas recreativas. Según el análisis multifactorial, los factores asociados significativamente con el CASP en los 6 meses previos fueron: los problemas psicológicos, el mayor número de parejas sexuales, el consumo de drogas recreacionales, la positividad al VIH en el momento en que inmigró y el mayor grado de orientación hacia la cultura estadounidense. CONCLUSIONES: Muchos HSH nacidos en ALC incurren en comportamientos de riesgo de infección por el VIH en el epicentro de sida del Condado de Miami-Dade, Florida. Se deben aplicar intervenciones culturalmente apropiadas para combatir estos comportamientos de riesgo en la población marginada estudiada.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;23(5),mayo 2008
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Epidemiology; HIV Infections; Risk taking; Sexual behavior; Latin America and the Caribbean; United States of America; Epidemiología; Infecciones por VIH; Asunción de Riesgos; Conducta Sexual; América Latina; Región del Caribe; Estados Unidos; Coito; Infecções por HIV; Homossexualidade Masculina; Assunção de Riscos; Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias; Aculturação; Conscientização; Área Programática (Saúde); Florida; Infecções por HIV; Infecções por HIV; Promoção da Saúde; América Latina; Psicologia; Questionários; Estados Unidos; Índias Ocidentais
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http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892008000500006
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/9984
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Akin, Mete,Fernández, M. Isabel,Bowen, G. Stephen,Warren, Jacob C (2008) HIV risk behaviors of Latin American and Caribbean men who have sex with men in Miami, Florida, USA. Rev Panam Salud Publica;23(5) 341-348,mayo 2008. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892008000500006
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