FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE VULNERABILITY TO STDS AND HIV/AIDS AMONG HISPANIC WOMEN

Authors: Elizabeth Abel¹; Kathryn Chambers²

Source: Health Care For Women International, Volume 25, Number 8, September 2004 , pp. 761-780(20)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Self-esteem, motivation for sexual health, and sexual risk behaviors as indicated by condom use and number of sex partners was explored in a sample of 140 Hispanic women of childbearing age (18-44 years). The researchers used Cox's Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior (IMCHB) as the conceptual framework for the study. They found that 70% (n = 79) of single women reported condom use with their most recent sexual partner, and 49% (n = 55) of single women reported more than one sexual partner in the last 12 months. Self-esteem and motivation for sexual health were significantly associated (r = .42, p =.001), although only the latter was related to condom use among single women (r = .29, p = .01). Women who reported higher self-esteem were less likely to worry about acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Despite public information about STDs, including HIV/AIDS, a proportion of these women and their partners are vulnerable to these diseases. Health promotion implications are discussed.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330490475601

Affiliations: 1: School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA 2: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Publication date: 2004-09-01

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