Title
Progreso en salud: Findings from two adapted social network HIV risk reduction interventions for latina seasonal workers
Date Issued
02 November 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Kanamori M.
De La Rosa M.
Shrader C.H.
Doblecki-Lewis S.
Prado G.
Safren S.
Trepka M.J.
Fujimoto K.
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Background: Miami-Dade County, where many Latina seasonal workers reside and work, has the highest incidence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the US: a rate four times the national average. Despite this disproportionate risk for HIV, there are no HIV prevention interventions that aim to decrease HIV among Latina seasonal workers. Methods: The PROGRESO EN SALUD study compared the outcomes of two interventions adapted to include a social network component (VOICES and HEALTHY). Recruitment used a social network respondent-driven sampling design in which each seed was asked to recruit three friends, and those friends were asked to recruit three friends, for a total of twenty groups of 13 friends. We collected data at baseline, and 6 months and 12 months post intervention completion. We used generalized estimating equation models, properly adjusted for non-independent contributions of both social network interventions, to estimate the effects. Gaussian family multivariate models were calculated, addressing exchangeable working correlations, including both individual-level and cluster-level covariates in these models. Results: A total of 261 Latina seasonal workers participated in either the HEALTHY or the VOICES intervention. There were significant changes over time in cognitive factors (HIV knowledge, condom use self-efficacy, and adequate knowledge of condom use), behavioral factors (condom use, female condom use, and HIV testing), and communication factors (talking with friends about HIV prevention and intention to negotiate safe sex with male partners). Discussion: This study supports the literature suggesting that interventions incorporating social networks can have positive effects on HIV prevention and treatment outcomes, including sustained benefits beyond study periods.
Volume
16
Issue
22
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología (incluye terapias de aprendizaje, habla, visual y otras discapacidades físicas y mentales)
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85075053580
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN of the container
1661-7827
Sponsor(s)
Funding: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (awards #K99DA041494; R00DA041494; 9K24DA040489), the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (awards #P20MD002288; U54MD002266), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (award #P30AI050409), and the National Institute of Mental Health (awards #R01MH100021, P30MH116867) of the National Institutes of Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Mental Health, or the National Institutes of Health.
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