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Disparities in Access to HIV Prevention Among Men of Mexican Descent Living in the Midwestern United States

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Men of Mexican descent (MMD) in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by HIV. Understanding MMD’s access to HIV prevention is necessary to reduce their transmission rates. We explored disparities in access to HIV prevention among MMD of different assimilation status, healthcare access, and sexual risk behavior. 322 Midwestern MMD completed a survey assessing their access to passive interventions (e.g., lectures), interactive interventions (e.g., counseling), HIV testing, media information, and information from the Internet. 64% MMD had received passive interventions, 36% interactive interventions, 42% HIV testing, 41% information from media, and 12% from the Internet. MMD who were less assimilated to the U.S., had lower healthcare access, and were at risk for HIV, were less likely to have accessed prevention interventions but more likely to have received media information. Access to HIV prevention among Midwestern MMD is tied to their assimilation and healthcare access. Findings have implications for developing strategies of intervention delivery.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by center grant P30-MH52776 from the National Institute of Mental Health. We thank the staff at the Center for AIDS Intervention Research for their invaluable support in the conduction of this study and Julia Dickson-Gomez, Andrew Petroll, Michelle Broaddus, Jill Owczarzak, and Timothy McAuliffe for comments on earlier versions of the manuscript.

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Glasman, L.R., Weinhardt, L.S. & Hackl, K.L. Disparities in Access to HIV Prevention Among Men of Mexican Descent Living in the Midwestern United States. J Immigrant Minority Health 13, 1125–1133 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-010-9373-1

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