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5014.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 8:30 AM-9:30 AM | |||
Poster | |||
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| Latino communities are exhibiting increased HIV prevalence and incidence. However, there are unique challenges to working with Latino communities, due to the wide diversity in culture, language, and the possible barriers presented by varying citizenship status. This poster session will demonstrate research done with multiple populations within these communities. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Recognize 3 barriers to accessing HIV/AIDS care for Latino communities. 2. Evaluate research findings regarding 5 different Latino populations. 3. Analyze 4 interventions specifically targeted to Latino communities. | |||
| Scott Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES | |||
| Using community-based participatory research to develop HoMBReS: An intervention to reduce HIV and STD infection within a Latino soccer league Scott Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES, Kenneth Hergenrather, PhD, MSEd, MRC, Jaime Montaño, Fred Bloom, PhD, Jami Leichliter, PhD | |||
| Prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV among a cohort of Hispanic injection drug users Jesus Sanchez, PhD, Juan Moreiras, MD, MPH, Dale Chitwood, PhD, Dixie Koo, PhD | |||
| Sexual risks among HIV positive Latinos: Implications for prevention with positives Antonio Estrada, PhD, Barbara D. Estrada, MS, Stephen Trujillo | |||
| Factors affecting the uptake of the prenatal HIV test: A study among pregnant women attending a prenatal clinic in the US-Mexico border region Thenral Mangadu, MD MPH, Joao Batista Ferreira-Pinto, PHD | |||
| HIV risk behaviors of Latino and African American gang members: Implications for HIV prevention Ronald Brooks, PhD, Sung-Jae Lee, PhD. Awards: Excellence in Abstract Submission among All Presenters--Award Winner - Recipient | |||
| Reducing stigma can help HIV-infected Latino populations stay in care Serena Rajabiun, MPH, Jesus Felizzola, MD, MHSA, MA | |||
| Adaptations of Effective HIV Prevention Programs for Latinas Across the United States Miriam Vega, PhD, Miguel A. Chion, MD, MPH, Erin Araujo, BA, Andrea Heckert, MPH | |||
| Caminando Juntos: A Case Study on Using Social Networks to Reach Latinos at High Risk for HIV Infection Lisa Cordeiro Kricun, MSW, Waleska Maldonado, BS | |||
| HIV testing among Latino migrant workers in two California counties: San Francisco and Monterey Assunta Ritieni, MHS, Susan Gilbreath, PhD, James Quesada, PhD, Alex Kral, PhD | |||
| Cultural beliefs, discrimination experiences, condom use self-efficacy, and sexual risk among Latino men who have sex with men Serena C. Lo, MS, Carol A. Reisen, PhD, Paul J. Poppen, PhD, María Cecilia Zea, PhD, Fernanda T. Bianchi, PhD | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | HIV/AIDS | ||
| Endorsed by: | Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Latino Caucus; Maternal and Child Health; Occupational Health and Safety; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA