       Document 0839
 DOCN  M9640839
 TI    Factors associated with Hispanic women's HIV-related communication and
       condom use with male partners.
 DT    9604
 AU    Moore J; Harrison JS; Kay KL; Deren S; Doll LS; Centers for Disease
       Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333,; USA.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1995;7(4):415-27. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96119349
 AB    To determine factors influencing Hispanic women's HIV-related
       communication and condom use with their primary male partner, 189
       Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Mexican women were interviewed regarding
       sexual behaviour and condom use, relationship characteristics, perceived
       risk for HIV, and HIV-related communication with the primary male
       partner. Level of HIV-related communication with the primary male
       partner was associated with the woman's perceived risk for HIV and her
       rating of the openness with which she could communicate with her primary
       partner. Mexican women were less likely than Puerto Rican or Dominican
       women and women with multiple partners were less likely than those with
       one partner to communicate about HIV-related issues with their primary
       partner. Women reporting more condom use with their primary partner were
       younger, had discussed HIV-related issues more with the primary partner,
       and were less likely to expect negative reactions to requests for condom
       use than those reporting less condom use. These results suggest that
       prevention programmes that increase both general and HIV-specific
       communication between members of a couple may facilitate safer sex
       practices by the couple. Prevention programmes that encourage women to
       insist on condom use should consider the woman's expectations about her
       partner's reaction as a potential barrier to the initiation of safer sex
       practices.
 DE    Acculturation  Adult  Analysis of Variance  Chi-Square Distribution
       *Condoms  Dominican Republic/ETHNOLOGY  Female  *Hispanic Americans
       Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  *Interpersonal Relations
       Logistic Models  Mexico/ETHNOLOGY  Puerto Rico/ETHNOLOGY  *Sex Behavior
       *Sexual Partners  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  United States  JOURNAL
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