Small-Group Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase Condom Use and HIV Testing Among Hispanic/Latino Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men.
- Autores: S. D. Rhodes, Jorge Alonzo, Lilli Mann, Eunyoung Y. Song, Amanda E. Tanner, Jorge Elias Arellano, Rodrigo Rodriguez-Celedon, Manuel Garcia, Arin Freeman, Beth A. Reboussin, Thomas M. Painter
- Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 107, Nº. 6, 2017, págs. 969-976
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Objectives. To evaluate the HOLA en Grupos intervention, a Spanish-language small-group behavioral HIV prevention intervention designed to increase condom use and HIV testing among Hispanic/Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Methods. In 2012 to 2015, we recruited and randomized 304 Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men, aged 18 to 55 years in North Carolina, to the 4-session HOLA en Grupos intervention or an attention-equivalent general health education comparison intervention. Participants completed structured assessments at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Follow-up retention was 100%. Results. At follow-up, relative to comparison participants, HOLA en Grupos participants reported increased consistent condom use during the past 3 months (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 4.1; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.2, 7.9;P<.001) and HIV testing during the past 6 months (AOR = 13.8;95% CI = 7.6, 25.3;P< .001). HOLA en Grupos participants also reported increased knowledge of HIV (P< .001) and sexually transmitted infections (P< .001);condom use skills (P< .001), self-efficacy (P< .001), expectancies (P< .001), and intentions (P< .001);sexual communication skills (P< .01);and decreased fatalism (P < .001). Conclusions. The HOLA en Grupos intervention is efficacious for reducing HIV risk behaviors among Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
