title: Patterns and predictors of multiple sexual partnerships among newly arrived Latino migrant men.
abstract: Multiple sexual partnerships (MSP), both concurrent and serial short gap, are thought to increase the risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition and transmission. In this study we evaluate potential individual and environmental risk factors for engaging in MSP in a cohort of newly arrived Latino migrant men (LMM) in New Orleans, LA, USA. Participants were surveyed at three time points over a nine-month period to examine factors associated with MSP. Of the 113 men, 32.5 % reported ever MSP. In 290 observations, 19.5 % of men had concurrent, and 15.0 % had serial short gap partnerships in at least one interviews. Substance was associated with MSP, OR (95 % CI) 2.00 (1.16, 3.45) whereas belonging to a community organization was found to be protective, OR 0.32 (0.17, 0.59). Interventions to reduce substance use and promote social connection are needed to prevent a potential HIV/STI epidemic in this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology SL-18, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
authors.forename: Meghan D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Althoff
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anderson-Smits
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Salinas
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hembling
authors.forename: Norine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kissinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055820:New Orleans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012933:Social Identification; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult