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Recommendations for the Development of HIV Prevention Interventions Among Latino Young Sexual Minority Groups

Authors: Melissa Marzan-Rodriguez, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, Brian Mustanski

Published in: Sexuality Research and Social Policy | Issue 4/2021

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Abstract

Introduction

Epidemiological trends in the USA have shown an increase in HIV incidence among adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM). Sexual and ethnic minorities in this group are at increased risk for infection. The use of health services and information delivered or enhanced through the Internet or related technologies—known as eHealth—is an important strategy to reduce HIV disparities and to engage with some minority populations such as Spanish-speaking Latino AMSM. Despite the new opportunities that eHealth provides, little is known about the implementation of such interventions for HIV prevention among Spanish-speaking Latino AMSM.

Method

A systematic literature review was conducted to examine eHealth HIV prevention interventions targeted to Spanish-speaking Latino AMSM. A systematic search using PubMed database was conducted to identify peer-reviewed publications between January 1, 2006, and May 31, 2019. Eligible publications were those including (1) adolescents ages 13 to 18 years old as its main population, (2) described and tested HIV prevention interventions, (3) AMSM, (4) eHealth interventions, and (5) Latino/Hispanic participants.

Results

A total of n = 52 publications were identified. From those, only n = 12 (27.3%) were targeted to AMSM (13–18 years old) and Latino/Hispanic populations, and there was no evidence of interventions addressing eHealth HIV prevention interventions targeted to Spanish-speaking Latino AMSM.

Conclusions

Results indicate the scarcity of scientific evidence of eHealth interventions targeted to populations at increased risk for infection. Further, there is a call for the development of culturally and linguistically congruent eHealth HIV prevention interventions for Spanish-speaking Latino youth and to consider implementation and methodological approaches for these populations.

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Use of electronic processes and/or communication as part of the prevention intervention.

Those articles who appears in more than one of the PubMed searches.

Scientific article published.

Scientific articles in this exclusion did not present or use any type of prevention relating to HIV.

Scientific articles in this exclusion lacked information regarding their prevention methods.

Scientific articles in this exclusion did not include participants who were 18 years of age and older in their study population.

Scientific articles in this exclusion did not include participants who were MSM (men who have sex with men).

Scientific articles in this exclusion did not include Hispanics/Latinos in their study population. Scientific articles in this exclusion did include HIV prevention but they are related to the use of illicit drugs.

People who are 18 years of age or older.

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Title: Recommendations for the Development of HIV Prevention Interventions Among Latino Young Sexual Minority Groups
Authors: Melissa Marzan-Rodriguez
Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz
Brian Mustanski
Publication date: 26-08-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Sexuality Research and Social Policy / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1868-9884
Electronic ISSN: 1553-6610
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00494-2

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