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Document 2765
DOCN M94A2765
TI Sexual coercion in the face of AIDS: will Latino men & women challenge
it?
DT 9412
AU Gomez CA; Marin BV; Grinstead OA; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies,
University of California, San; Francisco.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):23 (abstract no. 064D). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369810
AB SIGNIFICANCE. More than 40% of AIDS cases among U.S. Latino women can be
attributed to unprotected sex with men. The role of traditional gender
norms and sexual coercion in sexual interactions among Latino
heterosexuals has not been clearly understood and could significantly
impact the effectiveness of HIV prevention programs. This study attempts
to identify the presence of sexual coercion and traditional gender norms
in the context of sexual interactions for unmarried Latino adults.
METHOD. Cross-sectional random digit dial telephone survey of unmarried
adult Latinos ages 18-49 included 846 women and 754 men. The 10 U.S.
states sampled represent 87% of Latinos in the U.S. RESULTS. One in five
Latino women report a history of sexual abuse and/or rape in their
lifetime. Of Latino women who had sex with a man in the past year, 73%
report their partner insisted on having sex when they were not
interested, 23% report being yelled at, 3% report being hit and 14%
report being harmed in some other way during sex. Among Latino men, 68%
report that in the past year they have insisted on having sex with a
female partner, 30% lied to convince her to have sex, and 51% said she
initially resisted, but then changed her mind. Men who report being
coercive and women who report being coerced are more likely to hold
traditional gender norms: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CONCLUSION.
Traditional Latino gender norms reinforce images of dominant men and
submissive women which could unintentionally sanction the use of
coercion in sexual interactions. HIV prevention programs must ask Latino
men and women to challenge these traditional norms in an effort to
provide sexual interactions that promote equal decision-making and
denounce the presence of coercion.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/ TRANSMISSION
Adolescence Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female *Gender Identity
Hispanic Americans/*PSYCHOLOGY Human Male Middle Age Rape *Sex
Behavior Sex Offenses United States Violence MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).