A Brief Report: Lessons Learned and Preliminary Findings of Progreso en Salud, an HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Latina Seasonal Farmworkers

Mariano Kanamori, Mario De La Rosa, Stephanie Diez, Jessica Weissman, Mary Jo Trepka, Alicia Sneij, Peter Schmidt and Patria Rojas
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Mariano Kanamori: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Mario De La Rosa: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Stephanie Diez: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Jessica Weissman: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Mary Jo Trepka: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Alicia Sneij: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Peter Schmidt: Department of Political Science, University of Gießen, Gießen 35390, Germany
Patria Rojas: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Throughout the past decade, HIV rates in Florida—particularly South Florida, where many Latina seasonal farmworkers reside and work—have ranked among the highest in the nation. In this brief report, we delineate important lessons learned and preliminary findings from the implementation of the HIV prevention intervention Progreso en Salud (Progress in Health). Among the 114 Latina seasonal farmworker participants, there were significant increases from baseline to 6-month follow-up in the percentages of overall condom use, HIV testing, HIV/AIDS-related communications with friends, HIV knowledge, condom use self-efficacy, and correct use of condoms. Lessons learned from this study can be used to inform future HIV intervention strategies to improve the adoption and maintenance of HIV risk reduction behaviors among high-risk Latina seasonal workers and other high-risk underserved populations. Future research is needed to support our findings.

Keywords: hispanic Americans; farmworkers; HIV; primary prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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