ERIC Number: EJ818180
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 13
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Acculturation, Health Protective Sexual Communication, and HIV/AIDS Risk Behavior among Hispanic Women in a Large Midwestern City
Rojas-Guyler, Liliana; Ellis, Nancy; Sanders, Stephanie
Health Education & Behavior, v32 n6 p767-779 2005
The relationships among acculturation, health protective sexual communication, and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors of Hispanic women are examined. Respondents represented 14 Latin American countries, a mean age of 29.5 years, and relatively low education and income levels. A significant correlation was found between higher non-Hispanic acculturation level and higher sexual communication with new partners. Higher non-Hispanic acculturation levels were also correlated with higher number of sexual partners in the prior 12 months. The higher the score for health protective sexual communication, the higher the reported frequency of condom use with new sexual partners in the past 12 months. Given the low number of sexual partners, HIV/AIDS risk for this group of women appears to be related to not knowing whether their partners had other sexual partners and to low frequency of condom use. Implications for health education are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Socioeconomic Influences, Educational Attainment, Females, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acculturation, Sexuality, Latin Americans, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Hispanic Americans, At Risk Persons, Correlation, Health Behavior, Socialization, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship
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