A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men
Abstract Several factors exacerbate the risk of HIV infection among Latino men, including low HIV/AIDS knowledge, low perception of HIV risk, and higher related stigma, as well as limited access to health care prevention services. HoMBRES de Familia was a randomized controlled trial to adapt and tes...
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| author | Patria Rojas Weize Wang Jose F. Colon-Burgos Yajaira A. Cabrera Tineo Gira Ravelo Osmari Beatriz Novoa María C. Pinzón-Iregui Berenice Castillo Maria A. Khalona Juan S. Castillo Michelle Robinson Victoria Behar-Zusman |
| author_facet | Patria Rojas Weize Wang Jose F. Colon-Burgos Yajaira A. Cabrera Tineo Gira Ravelo Osmari Beatriz Novoa María C. Pinzón-Iregui Berenice Castillo Maria A. Khalona Juan S. Castillo Michelle Robinson Victoria Behar-Zusman |
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| description | Abstract Several factors exacerbate the risk of HIV infection among Latino men, including low HIV/AIDS knowledge, low perception of HIV risk, and higher related stigma, as well as limited access to health care prevention services. HoMBRES de Familia was a randomized controlled trial to adapt and test the efficacy of an intervention that was implemented with Latino men in semi-rural and urban areas of Miami-Dade County. The HoMBRES de Familia intervention, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed to reduce the risk of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and HIV/AIDS (i.e., SAVA syndemic) among Latino men. Participants (n = 122) were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group with a 1:1 ratio. Participants were interviewed by phone in the language of their preference at baseline and at 6-month follow-up after the intervention. Control group received one diabetes prevention session while the HoMBRES de Familia intervention consisted of four video sessions on HIV, substance use, and intimate partner violence prevention. Results suggest that this intervention was effective in increasing HIV knowledge and HIV self-efficacy, as well as reducing risky sexual behaviors among the intervention group participants. We discuss possible effects of the pandemic on participants’ levels of stress and alcohol use quantity and potential impacts on problematic drinking for Latino men. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e14e093f4f38429387f510080c6c40b22025-08-20T03:46:05ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-08-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-14006-yA randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino menPatria Rojas0Weize Wang1Jose F. Colon-Burgos2Yajaira A. Cabrera Tineo3Gira Ravelo4Osmari Beatriz Novoa5María C. Pinzón-Iregui6Berenice Castillo7Maria A. Khalona8Juan S. Castillo9Michelle Robinson10Victoria Behar-Zusman11Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International UniversityRobert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International UniversityDepartment of Environmental and Global Health, University of FloridaRobert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International UniversityRobert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International UniversityDepartment of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International UniversityDepartment of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International UniversityRobert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International UniversityRobert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International UniversityDepartment of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International UniversityDepartment of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International UniversitySchool of Nursing and Health Studies, Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities (CLaRO), University of MiamiAbstract Several factors exacerbate the risk of HIV infection among Latino men, including low HIV/AIDS knowledge, low perception of HIV risk, and higher related stigma, as well as limited access to health care prevention services. HoMBRES de Familia was a randomized controlled trial to adapt and test the efficacy of an intervention that was implemented with Latino men in semi-rural and urban areas of Miami-Dade County. The HoMBRES de Familia intervention, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, aimed to reduce the risk of substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and HIV/AIDS (i.e., SAVA syndemic) among Latino men. Participants (n = 122) were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group with a 1:1 ratio. Participants were interviewed by phone in the language of their preference at baseline and at 6-month follow-up after the intervention. Control group received one diabetes prevention session while the HoMBRES de Familia intervention consisted of four video sessions on HIV, substance use, and intimate partner violence prevention. Results suggest that this intervention was effective in increasing HIV knowledge and HIV self-efficacy, as well as reducing risky sexual behaviors among the intervention group participants. We discuss possible effects of the pandemic on participants’ levels of stress and alcohol use quantity and potential impacts on problematic drinking for Latino men.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14006-ySemi-ruralLatino/HispanicLatino menHIV interventionUrban latinoCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Patria Rojas Weize Wang Jose F. Colon-Burgos Yajaira A. Cabrera Tineo Gira Ravelo Osmari Beatriz Novoa María C. Pinzón-Iregui Berenice Castillo Maria A. Khalona Juan S. Castillo Michelle Robinson Victoria Behar-Zusman A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men Scientific Reports Semi-rural Latino/Hispanic Latino men HIV intervention Urban latino COVID-19 |
| title | A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men |
| title_full | A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men |
| title_fullStr | A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men |
| title_full_unstemmed | A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men |
| title_short | A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men |
| title_sort | randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online hiv aids prevention intervention among latino men |
| topic | Semi-rural Latino/Hispanic Latino men HIV intervention Urban latino COVID-19 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14006-y |
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