title: Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors in a Migrant Worker Community.
abstract: There are not many studies exploring the association between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviors among migrant workers. This study analyzed how changes in alcohol use was associated with changes in risky sexual behavior and psychosocial variables. Data for this study was drawn from an HIV risk reduction project. Repeated measures ANOVA and Linear mixed model statistical method was conducted to find changes and association between alcohol use, sexual risk and psychosocial variables over time. The sample (n = 203) was composed of African Americans (33.0 %) and Hispanics (77.0 %) men. Both groups, over time, showed reduction in sexual risk in accordance with reduction in alcohol use. Changes in alcohol use and psychosocial variables showed significant association with sexual risk changes over time. Psychological strategies like building social support should be considered for HIV risk reduction intervention directed towards high alcohol consuming migrant workers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC II 559, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
authors.forename: H Virginia
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC II 559, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shehadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC II 559, Miami, FL, 33199, USA. mrube001@fiu.edu.
authors.forename: Muni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000383:Agriculture; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000208:ethnology*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000067565:Farmers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005431:Florida; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012309:Risk-Taking; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D066262:Social Norms / Q000208:ethnology; D012944:Social Support; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Alcohol use; Ethnicity; Migrant workers; Risky sexual behaviors; Theoretical variables