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ERIC Number: EJ739823
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0739-9863
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A Comparison of HIV-Related Factors among Seropositive Brazilian, South American, and Puerto Rican Gay Men in the United States
Bianchi, Fernanda T.; Reisen, Carol A.; Zea, Maria Cecilia; Poppen, Paul J.; Echeverry, John J.
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v28 n3 p450-463 2006
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.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Puerto Rico; South America; United States
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