Sexual and alcohol risk behaviours of immigrant Latino men in the South-eastern USA

Little is known about the intersections of immigration, masculinity and sexual risk behaviours among recently arrived Latino men in the USA. Nine immigrant Latino men from three urban housing communities in the South-eastern USA used photovoice to identify and explore their lived experiences. From t...

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Published in:Culture, health & sexuality health & sexuality, 2009-01, Vol.11 (1), p.17-34
Main Authors: Rhodes, Scott D., Hergenrather, Kenneth C., Griffith, Derek M., Yee, Leland J., Zometa, Carlos S., Montaño, Jaime, Vissman, Aaron T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS
alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking - ethnology
Alcoholism
Alcohols
Cognitive models
Communities
Emigrants and Immigrants
Gender
Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic-Americans
Hispanics
HIV
Human ecology and demography
Humans
Latin American Cultural Groups
Latino
Male
Males
Masculinity
Men
Migrant communities
Migrants
Models, Theoretical
North Carolina
Photography
Risk Reduction Behavior
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Behavior - ethnology
Sexual behaviour
Sexual health
sexual risk
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social housing
Sociology
Sociology of migrations
Southeastern United States
U.S.A
United States of America
Urban housing
USA
Young Adult
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Summary:Little is known about the intersections of immigration, masculinity and sexual risk behaviours among recently arrived Latino men in the USA. Nine immigrant Latino men from three urban housing communities in the South-eastern USA used photovoice to identify and explore their lived experiences. From the participants' photographs and words, thirteen themes emerged within four domains. The immigration experience and sociocultural norms and expectations of masculinity were factors identified decreasing Latino men's sense of power and increasing stress, which lead to sexual risk. Latino community strengths and general community strengths were factors that participants identified as promoting health and preventing risk. These themes influenced the development of a conceptual model to explain risk among immigrant Latino men. This model requires further exploration and may prove useful in intervention development.
ISSN:1369-1058
1464-5351
1464-5351
DOI:10.1080/13691050802488405