Condom use in unmarried Latino men: a test of cultural constructs.
The effects of cultural factors on condom use were assessed in a random digit-dialing household survey of 1,600 unmarried Latino adults in 10 states with large Latino populations. Measures of traditional gender-role beliefs, sexual coercion, sexual comfort, and self-efficacy in using condoms were developed specifically for this population. A multisample structural equation model analysis included 594 men who reported one or more heterosexual partners in the 12 months before interview. As predicted, men with more traditional gender-role beliefs reported more sexual coercion and less sexual comfort. Men reporting more sexual coercion and less sexual comfort had lower condom self-efficacy. Men with more condom self-efficacy and stronger condom social norms reported more condom use.
Marín
B V
BV
University of California, San Francisco, USA. barbara.marín@quickmail.uscf.edu
Gómez
C A
CA
Tschann
J M
JM
Gregorich
S E
SE
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003068:Coercion; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005783:Gender Identity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology