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Colón-Burgos JF, Rojas P, Vazquez V, Khalona MA, Canedo M, Pinzón Iregui MC, Gómez-Estern BM, De La Rosa M, Sánchez M, Ángel Cano M, Ravelo GJ, Westrick A, Behar-Zusman V. A qualitative community health assessment of HIV prevention awareness in a semi-rural Latinx seasonal farm working community in South Florida. CULTURE, HEALTH & SEXUALITY 2024; 26:1072-1087. [PMID: 38156981 PMCID: PMC11213830 DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2023.2296483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
This article explores HIV awareness and prevention in a Latinx seasonal farmworker community of south Miami-Dade County in the USA. The study took place as part of a larger community assessment that aimed to determine community needs and resources related to substance abuse, violence and HIV in the Latinx seasonal farmworker communities of south Miami-Dade County, with a particular focus on fathers' and their male sons' relationships. The study collected data on HIV knowledge and prevention, healthcare-seeking behaviours, cultural norms, and communication barriers about HIV prevention between fathers and sons. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with community leaders, two focus groups with social and health services providers, and four focus groups involving fathers and their adolescent sons. A deductive approach to data analysis was undertaken. Five major themes were identified: (1) HIVrelated knowledge and perception; (2) HIV prevention strategies; (3) barriers and needs for tailored preventive health and care services in the community; (4) stress over sex-related communication; and (5) the dominance of traditional masculine gender norms in the household and the community.
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Affiliation(s)
- José F. Colón-Burgos
- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Social Anthropology, Basic Psychology and Public Health, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Mair C, Frankeberger J, Gruenewald PJ, Morrison CN, Freisthler B. Space and Place in Alcohol Research. CURR EPIDEMIOL REP 2019; 6:412-422. [PMID: 34295613 PMCID: PMC8294477 DOI: 10.1007/s40471-019-00215-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize the recent literature on social and physical environments and their links to alcohol use and identify empirical research strategies that will lead to a better understanding of alcohol use in contexts. RECENT FINDINGS Recent research has continued to describe the importance of neighborhood and regional contexts on alcohol use, while a smaller emerging scientific literature assesses the impacts of contexts on drinking. SUMMARY The dynamic, longitudinal, and multiscale processes by which social and physical structures affect social interactions and substance use have not yet been uncovered or quantified. In order to understand and quantify these processes, assessments of exposures (e.g., how individuals use space) and risks within specific locations are essential. Methods to better assess these exposures and risks include model-based survey approaches, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and other forms of ecologically- and temporally-specific analyses, affiliation network analyses, simulation models, and qualitative/multi-methods studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christina Mair
- Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
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- Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
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- Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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