A Brief Report: Lessons Learned and Preliminary Findings of Progreso en Salud, an HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Latina Seasonal Farmworkers

Authors

Mariano Kanamori, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International UniversityFollow
Mario De La Rosa, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and School of Social Work, Florida International University
Stephanie Diez, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and School of Social Work, Florida International UniversityFollow
Jessica Weissman, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Florida International UniversityFollow
Mary Jo Trepka, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Epidemiology, Florida International UniversityFollow
Alicia Sneij, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International UniversityFollow
Peter Schmidt, Cardinal Stefan Wyszy´ nski University
Patria Rojas, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse and Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Florida International UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

12-30-2016

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Throughout the past decade, HIV rates in Florida?particularly South Florida, where many Latina seasonal farmworkers reside and work?have ranked among the highest in the nation. In this brief report, we delineate important lessons learned and preliminary findings from the implementation of the HIV prevention intervention Progreso en Salud (Progress in Health). Among the 114 Latina seasonal farmworker participants, there were significant increases from baseline to 6-month follow-up in the percentages of overall condom use, HIV testing, HIV/AIDS-related communications with friends, HIV knowledge, condom use self-efficacy, and correct use of condoms. Lessons learned from this study can be used to inform future HIV intervention strategies to improve the adoption and maintenance of HIV risk reduction behaviors among high-risk Latina seasonal workers and other high-risk underserved populations. Future research is needed to support our findings.

Originally Published In

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

PMID

28042852

DOI

10.3390/ijerph14010032

Recommended Citation

Kanamori, Mariano; De La Rosa, Mario; Diez, Stephanie; Weissman, Jessica; Trepka, Mary Jo; Sneij, Alicia; Schmidt, Peter; and Rojas, Patria, "A Brief Report: Lessons Learned and Preliminary Findings of Progreso en Salud, an HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Latina Seasonal Farmworkers" (2016). All Faculty. 186.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/all_faculty/186

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