Tu Amigo Pepe: Evaluation of a Multi-media Marketing Campaign that Targets Young Latino Immigrant MSM with HIV Testing Messages

Autor: Daniel E. Montaño, Mark R. Forehand, Marcos Martinez, Pamela Norton-Shelpuk, Rosa Solorio, Joel Aguirre, Joshua E. Stern
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: AIDS and Behavior. 20:1973-1988
ISSN: 1573-3254
1090-7165
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1277-6
Popis: Latino immigrant men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk for HIV and delayed diagnosis in the United States. This paper describes the evaluation of a pilot of the Tu Amigo Pepe, a multimedia HIV testing campaign aimed at Latino MSM in Seattle, WA particularly targeting immigrants who may not identify as gay, ages 18-30 years old. The 16-week campaign included Spanish-language radio public service announcements (PSAs), a Web site, social media outreach, a reminder system using mobile technology, print materials and a toll-free hotline. In developing the PSAs, the Integrated Behavioral Model was used as a framework to reframe negative attitudes, beliefs and norms towards HIV testing with positive ones as well as to promote self-efficacy towards HIV testing. The campaign had a significant and immediate impact on attitudes, beliefs, norms and self-efficacy towards HIV testing as well as on actual behavior, with HIV testing rates increasing over time.
Databáze: OpenAIRE