Differences in Sexual Risk Behavior and HIV/AIDS Risk Factors Among Foreign-Born and US-Born Hispanic Women
Autor: | Marie Hastings-Tolsma, Caitilin Collins, Samantha MaWhinney, Jose R Castillo-Mancilla, Amanda A. Allshouse, Thomas B. Campbell |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Sexual partner Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Colorado Epidemiology Emigrants and Immigrants HIV Infections Article law.invention Young Adult Foreign born Unsafe Sex Condom Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Risk Factors law Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Young adult Gynecology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hispanic or Latino medicine.disease Substance abuse Female business Demography |
Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 14:89-99 |
ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
Popis: | Hispanic women in the United States (US) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. There are very limited data on the sexual risk differences among US-born Hispanic women (USBHW) and foreign-born Hispanic women (FBHW). Sexually active USBHW and FBHW were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. Demographics, sexual history, testing for HIV or sexually transmitted infection (STI), condom use, partner sexual risk and alcohol/substance use were compared between USBHW and FBHW. FBHW were 3.5 years older than USBHW at first sexual experience (95% CI: 2.8, 4.1; P < 0.001). This remained significant after controlling for age and education. There was no difference between groups in the proportion of women with >1 reported sexual partner in the last year. FBHW reported fewer risk behaviors and lower rates of STI and alcohol/drug abuse. However, FBHW were less likely to have been tested for HIV. HIV prevention strategies would better target Hispanic women in the US if differences in risk behavior between FBHW and USBHW were incorporated. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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