Hispanic men in the United States: Acculturation and recent sexual behaviors with female partners, 2006-2010

L.T. Haderxhanaj, S.D. Rhodes, R.A. Romaguera, F.R. Bloom and J.S. Leichliter

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 8, e126-e133

Abstract: Objectives. We examined Hispanic men's recent risky and protective sexual behaviors with female partners by acculturation. Methods. Using the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, we performed bivariate analyses to compare acculturation groups (Hispanic Spanish-speaking immigrants, Hispanic English-speaking immigrants, Hispanic US natives, and non-Hispanic White men) by demographics and recent sexual behaviors with women. Multivariable logistic regression models for sexual behaviors by acculturation group were adjusted for demographics. Results. Compared with Hispanic Spanish-speaking immigrants, non-Hispanic White men were less likely to report exchange of money or drugs for sex (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.3; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.1, 0.9), but were also less likely to report condom use at last vaginal (AOR = 0.6; 95% CI = 0.4, 0.8) and anal sex (AOR = 0.4; 95% CI = 0.3, 0.7). Hispanic US natives were less likely to report condom use at last vaginal sex than were Spanish-speaking immigrants (AOR = 0.6; 95% CI = 0.4, 0.8). English- and Spanish-speaking immigrants did not differ in risky or protective sexual behaviors. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that targeted interventions focusing on unique sexual risks and sociodemographic differences by acculturation level, particularly nativity, may be helpful for preventing sexually transmitted infections. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; Caucasian; condom; cultural factor; epidemiology; ethnology; female; Hispanic; human; male; migrant; psychology; safe sex; sexual behavior; statistics and numerical data; United States; unsafe sex; utilization; young adult, Acculturation; Adolescent; Adult; Condoms; Emigrants and Immigrants; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Safe Sex; Sexual Behavior; United States; Unsafe Sex; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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