1. Self-efficacy and Coping as Correlates of Migrant Safe Sexual Behavior to Prevent HIV.
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Guerra-Ordoñez JA, Benavides-Torres RA, Onofre-Rodríguez DJ, Márquez-Vega MA, Guerra-Rodríguez GM, and Wall KM
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- Communication, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, HIV Infections psychology, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mexico, Risk-Taking, Transients and Migrants statistics & numerical data, United States, Young Adult, Adaptation, Psychological, Condoms statistics & numerical data, HIV Infections prevention & control, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Safe Sex, Self Efficacy, Sexual Partners, Transients and Migrants psychology
- Abstract
Along the Mexico/United States border, migrants are at increased risk of HIV. The objective of our study was to investigate the relationship between two process indicators (self-efficacy to prevent HIV and coping with sexual risk) and safe sexual behaviors in migrants. A correlational design was used. Migrants were recruited from two cities on the northern border of Mexico. Transition theory informed the measurement of self-efficacy and coping process indicators. Three generalized linear models were built for each safe sexual behavior outcome: (a) partner communication, (b) use of condoms, and (c) safe sex. Of 311 migrants, indicators of self-efficacy and coping with sexual risk were associated with all three outcome measures of safe sexual behavior (p < .05). Process indicators explained 22.5% to 30.6% of the variance in the data. Therefore, self-efficacy to prevent HIV and coping ability are important correlates of migrant sexual risk behavior., (Copyright © 2017 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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