Dr. Villarreal’s research publications

Condom Use at Last Sex Among Unmarried Latino Men: An Event Level Analysis
Journal AIDS and Behavior
Publisher Springer Netherlands
ISSN 1090-7165 (Print) 1573-3254 (Online)
Issue Volume 9, Number 4 / December, 2005
Category Barrier Methods of Prevention
DOI 10.1007/s10461-005-9015-0
Pages 433-441
Subject Collection Medicine
SpringerLink Date Friday, December 02, 2005

Gladys E. Ibañez1, 4 Contact Information, Barbara Van Oss Marin1, 2, Christina Villarreal3 and Cynthia A. Gomez2
(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
(2) Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
(3) Kaiser Oakland in the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, Oakland, CA, USA
(4) Nova Southeastern University, 3200 S. University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Published online: 2 December 2005
Information about a specific sexual event can shed light on factors that facilitate or impede condom use. Data were collected by a random digit-dialing telephone survey of unmarried Latino adults in 10 states with large Latino populations. In multivariate analyses, among heterosexually active unmarried Latino men (n  = 591), those who reported having a condom available, engaging in a conversation about condoms, having a non-steady, casual partner or a one-time partner, were more likely to use condoms. Men were more likely to use condoms when no other birth control was used or pregnancy was not possible than other men. Findings were similar for both low and high acculturated men. Interventions that increase condom availability may be particularly useful for reducing HIV risk among Latino heterosexual men.

KEY WORDS: event analysis – condom use – latino – men – condom availability – language acculturation