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Migrant Latino day laborers and intentions to test for HIV.

Authors:
Samantha F Ehrlich Kurt C Organista Doug Oman

AIDS Behav 2007 Sep 4;11(5):743-52. Epub 2006 Nov 4.

Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA,

This cross sectional study utilized convenience sampling to investigate the HIV testing intentions of 290 sexually active, male, migrant Latino day laborers, 18 years old or older. The findings indicate that day laborers are indeed at risk for HIV. Nearly two-thirds of the men intended to test for HIV in the next year. Men who were at higher risk of infection from their sexual encounters with female partners were more likely to intend to test, as were men making less money and men who did not perceive themselves to be at risk. Men who attended high school or beyond, and reported using a condom with casual female partners, were much more likely to intend to test than men who did not attend school and reported no such condom use. The prevalence of high risk sex and the low rates of condom use have implications for the increased transmission of HIV.

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