Barriers and facilitators of HIV prevention with heterosexual Latino couples

Beliefs of four stakeholder groups

Bibliographic Data

ID12475374
AuthorsDavid Pérez-Jiménez (0000-0002-5261-3488, University of Puerto Rico System, corresponding author), David W Seal (0000-0002-5802-7148, Medical College of Wisconsin), Irma Serrano-García, Irma Serrano‐García (0000-0002-4609-2137, University of Puerto Rico System)
Year2009
Volume15
Issue1
Pages11-17
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1099-9809 • E-ISSN: 1939-0106
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0013872
PMID19209976
PMCIDPMC3310350
OpenAlexW2059215925
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited16

Although HIV prevention interventions for women are efficacious, long-term behavior change maintenance within power-imbalanced heterosexual relationships has been difficult. To explore the feasibility, content, and format of an HIV intervention for Latino couples, the authors conducted 13 focus groups with HIV/AIDS researchers, service providers, and heterosexual men and women in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Reasons that participants thought that men should be involved in prevention efforts included promotion of shared responsibility, creation of a safe environment for open conversation about sex, and increased sexual negotiation skills. Perceived barriers to men's involvement included cultural taboos, sexual conservatism associated with Catholicism and machismo, and power-imbalanced relationships. Participants stressed the need for recruitment of men within naturally occurring settings or by influential community leaders. Participants indicated that couples-level interventions would be successful if they used strong coed facilitators, included both unigender and mixed-gender discussion opportunities, and addressed personally meaningful topics. Implications of these findings are discussed

Conversation · Focus group · Intervention (counseling · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Stakeholder · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology

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