Latino women and AIDS risk
Latino women and AIDS risk
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00243.x
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发表时间：
1996-06-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Peragallo, N
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作者：
Peragallo, N
这项研究描述了波多黎各妇女的危险行为，并确定了与高危险行为相关的变量，包括社会人口状况、艾滋病毒和艾滋病知识、宗教信仰、文化适应以及对避孕药具使用和同性恋的态度。波多黎各妇女（N = 121）是通过费城的一个社区组织招募的。受访者平均年龄为30岁； 21% 已婚且未分居，79% 为单身 (50.9%)、分居 (14.3%)、离婚 (11.6%) 或丧偶 (1.8%)； 69%有1-3个孩子。大多数女性（74%）有中度到高度的艾滋病风险。使用单个自变量的逻辑回归结果对以下变量没有产生统计显着性：收入、儿童数量、宗教信仰、罗森伯格自尊量表、艾滋病知识、恐同症、症状检查表-90-R和人口政策问卷项目。然而，当检查由语言分数、活动分数和偏好分数组成的三个文化适应变量时，语言分数具有高度统计显着性，p值为0.0001。其正逻辑回归系数表明，艾滋病风险随着对英语的偏好增加而增加。鉴于不同亚群的艾滋病毒感染率存在差异，因此需要对其他拉丁裔亚群的拉丁裔女性进行进一步研究。
This study describes risk behaviors among Puerto Rican women and identifies variables related to high-risk behavior, including sociodemographic status, knowledge about HIV and AIDS, religiosity, acculturation, and attitudes toward contraceptive use and homosexuality. Puerto Rican women (N = 121) were recruited through a community-based organization in Philadelphia. Respondents were an average of 30 years old; 21% were married and not separated, 79% were either single (50.9%), separated (14.3%), divorced (11.6%), or widowed (1.8%); 69% had 1-3 children. Most women (74%) were at moderate to high risk for AIDS. Results from logistic regression with a single independent variable yielded no statistical significance for the following variables: income, number of children, religiosity, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, AIDS knowledge, homophobia, Symptom Checklist-90-R, and Population Policy Questionnaire items. When the three acculturation variables consisting of a language score, an activity score, and a preference score were examined, however, the language score was highly statistically significant, with ap value of 0.0001. Its positive logistic regression coefficient indicates that AIDS risk increases as preference for English increases. Further research is needed of Latino women that studies other Latino subgroups, given that HIV prevalence varies across subgroups.