Faculty Articles
Title
DRUG USE AND HISPANIC MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN SOUTH FLORIDA: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT
ISBN or ISSN
0899-9546.
Publication Title
AIDS Education and Prevention
Volume
21
Issue
Supplement B
Publication Date / Copyright Date
1-1-2009
First Page
45
Last Page
60
Abstract
The article presents a study which investigates drug usage among Hispanic men who have sex with men (HMSM) in South Florida. The study used 2 subscales of Behavioral Acculturation Scale, audio-computer assisted self-interview (ACASI) and multivariate analysis. The 566 HMSM respondents were recruited through the internet and community venues. The results show that the respondents have 43% of drug use and 45% unprotected anal sex. It reveals that drug use was linked with HIV seropositiviy, stronger gay community attachment, higher numbers of sex partners and lower homophobia levels. Proyecto Safer Options for Life (SOL), a theoretically grounded intervention that allows respondents to determine how culture and relationships influence HIV risk behaviors, is discussed..
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
File Exists
mariafer/intellcont/Fernandez_Drug Use and Hispanic Men Who Have Sex With Men in South Florida Implications for Intervention development-1.pdf
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Public Health
NSUWorks Citation
Fernandez, Maria I.; Jacobs, Robin J.; Warren, Jacobs C.; Sánchez, Jesús; and Bowen, G Stephen, "DRUG USE AND HISPANIC MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN SOUTH FLORIDA: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT" (2009). Faculty Articles. 264.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/264
