A Comparison of HIV-Related Factors among Seropositive Brazilian, South American, and Puerto Rican Gay Men in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Bianchi, Fernanda T.; Reisen, Carol A.; Zea, Maria Cecilia; Poppen, Paul J.; Echeverry, John J.
Titel	A Comparison of HIV-Related Factors among Seropositive Brazilian, South American, and Puerto Rican Gay Men in the United States
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 28 (2006) 3, S.450-463 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986306291127
Schlagwörter	Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Comparative Analysis; Homosexuality; Males; Latin Americans; At Risk Persons; Health Behavior; Acculturation; Immigration; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Cultural Differences; Puerto Ricans; Brazil; Puerto Rico; South America; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Homosexualität; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Risikogruppe; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Akkulturation; Kultureller Unterschied; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Brasilien; Südamerika; USA
Abstract	Latino men who have sex with men are a group at high risk for HIV infection. Much of the research addressing attitudes and behaviors related to HIV among Latinos in the United States has overlooked differences based on nationality. Brazilian immigrants, in particular, are an understudied subgroup of Latinos. This study compared HIV-positive Brazilian gay men (n = 75) with their Spanish-speaking counterparts from South America (n = 103) and Puerto Rico (n = 61) on a variety of HIV-related factors. Results failed to reveal any significant group differences in disclosure of serostatus or in behaviors relevant to sexual risk. Some differences in demographic characteristics, reasons for immigration, and acculturation, however, did emerge among the three groups. Implications for aggregation of Latino subgroups in HIV-related programs are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10