title: Factors related to sexual practices and successful sexually transmitted infection/HIV intervention programs for Latino adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this integrative literature review was to explore factors that are related to sexual practices among Latino adolescents and identify which of those factors are common across successful sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV intervention programs for Latino adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  An integrative literature review was conducted. Search terms included Latino, Hispanic, education, intervention/prevention programs, sex, sexuality, reproductive health, health risk behaviors, multiple sex partners, contraception, STI/HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, delay in initiation of sexual intercourse, consistent use of birth control, avoidance of STI/HIV infections, unintended pregnancy, cultural factors, and gender roles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings revealed from the review of 17 articles addressing factors related to sexual practices among Latino adolescents included familialism, religion, gender roles, level of knowledge/information, and privacy/confidentiality. Five successful STI/HIV intervention programs, that incorporated those factors to effectively reduce risky sexual behaviors were identified. STI/HIV knowledge and gender roles were recognized as common factors integrated into and across successful intervention programs for this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only STI/HIV knowledge and gender roles were found as common factors across the five successful STI/HIV intervention programs and should be incorporated into future intervention programs that are culturally and gender specific. Therefore, health care providers need to understand culturally related gender roles and their impact on sexual practices to provide culturally sensitive and appropriate sex education about STIs and HIV for Latino adolescents to increase the program potential for reducing STI/HIV.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Ylee23@depaul.edu
authors.forename: Young-Me
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dancy
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Florez
authors.forename: Karyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Latino adolescents; intervention programs; sexual practice; sexually transmitted infections