title: A randomized controlled trial of a culturally congruent intervention to increase condom use and HIV testing among heterosexually active immigrant Latino men.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063, USA. srhodes@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.forename: Aaron T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Vissman
authors.forename: Ralph J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: DiClemente
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duck
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Hergenrather
authors.forename: Kristie Long
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alonzo
authors.forename: Fred R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eng
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult