TY - JOUR
T1 - Condom use self-efficacy among U.S.- and foreign-born Latinos in Texas
AU - Fernandez-Esquer, Maria Eugenia
AU - Atkinson, John
AU - Diamond, Pamela
AU - Useche, Bernardo
AU - Mendiola, Ricardo
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of HIV/STD. We would like to thank Glenda Gardner, former Bureau Chief, for her vision and her support. We would also like to thank Esperanza Fajardo and Shelley Gentry for their involvement in data management, quality, and analysis, along with all of the interviewers who participated in this study, particularly Mike Dominguezfor his help in mapping the location of apartment complexes in Houston's Latinoneighborhoods. Address correspondence to Maria Eugenia Fernandez-Esquer, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2518, Houston, TX 77030; e-mail: [email protected].
PY - 2004/11
Y1 - 2004/11
N2 - The objective of this study was to assess the influence of condom use self-efficacy on the reported condom use of Latinos. We conducted a rapid needs assessment study among U.S. and foreign-born Latinos living in Houston, TX, to identify behavioral and psychosocial factors that influence their risk for HIV. Bilingual Latino interviewers conducted confidential face-to-face interviews with individuals living in apartment complexes or residential areas primarily populated by Latinos. A total of 152 participants completed the survey. Regression results indicate that education and gender influenced condom use self-efficacy, which in turn influenced condom use in the last sexual encounter and with the primary sexual partner. However, gender and relationship risk were stronger predictors of condom use. Study results indicate that there are differences in condom use self-efficacy and sexual risk behaviors between Latino men and women that need further exploration.
AB - The objective of this study was to assess the influence of condom use self-efficacy on the reported condom use of Latinos. We conducted a rapid needs assessment study among U.S. and foreign-born Latinos living in Houston, TX, to identify behavioral and psychosocial factors that influence their risk for HIV. Bilingual Latino interviewers conducted confidential face-to-face interviews with individuals living in apartment complexes or residential areas primarily populated by Latinos. A total of 152 participants completed the survey. Regression results indicate that education and gender influenced condom use self-efficacy, which in turn influenced condom use in the last sexual encounter and with the primary sexual partner. However, gender and relationship risk were stronger predictors of condom use. Study results indicate that there are differences in condom use self-efficacy and sexual risk behaviors between Latino men and women that need further exploration.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224490409552246
DO - 10.1080/00224490409552246
M3 - Artículo Científico
AN - SCOPUS:11244333116
SN - 0022-4499
VL - 41
SP - 390
EP - 399
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
IS - 4
ER -
