TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of participation in an HIV risk reduction intervention for socially deprived Latino women
T2 - A cross sectional cohort study
AU - Kim, Young Ju
AU - Peragallo, Nilda
AU - DeForge, Bruce
PY - 2006/7/1
Y1 - 2006/7/1
N2 - Background: Little is known about predictors of participation and attrition in HIV prevention programs for socially deprived Latino women. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine factors that predict program participation and attrition among Latino women in a community-based, culturally specific HIV risk reduction intervention. Design: This was a cross-sectional comparison of baseline data drawn from a randomized HIV risk reduction trial. Settings: Information was drawn from study subjects residing in a predominately Latino low-income community in Chicago. Participants: Among 404 study subjects in the intervention group, 214 of Latino women who had attended at least 5 of 6 intervention sessions were considered participants. One hundred and twelve women who never attended and 29 of women who attended fewer than 3 sessions were considered dropouts. Methods: The baseline data of program participants were compared to those of dropouts. The influence of the following factors on program participation was examined: sociodemographic characteristics, self-esteem, HIV knowledge, intimate partner violence, depression, and communication with partner. Results: Logistic regression analysis showed that Mexican women were more likely to participate in the intervention program than Puerto Rican women (odds ratio (OR)=1.88, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.64, 4.23). Other significant predictors of program participation included: being older (OR=1.08, 95% CI=1.03, 1.14), unemployed (OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.25, 0.83), having higher risk reduction behavior intentions score (OR=1.16, 95% CI=1.06, 1.26), and lower level of depressive symptoms (OR=0.97, 95% CI=0.95, 0.99). Conclusions: The recruitment and retention strategies should be developed by considering those important predictors of intervention participation to prevent Latino women from dropping out of the HIV prevention program.
AB - Background: Little is known about predictors of participation and attrition in HIV prevention programs for socially deprived Latino women. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine factors that predict program participation and attrition among Latino women in a community-based, culturally specific HIV risk reduction intervention. Design: This was a cross-sectional comparison of baseline data drawn from a randomized HIV risk reduction trial. Settings: Information was drawn from study subjects residing in a predominately Latino low-income community in Chicago. Participants: Among 404 study subjects in the intervention group, 214 of Latino women who had attended at least 5 of 6 intervention sessions were considered participants. One hundred and twelve women who never attended and 29 of women who attended fewer than 3 sessions were considered dropouts. Methods: The baseline data of program participants were compared to those of dropouts. The influence of the following factors on program participation was examined: sociodemographic characteristics, self-esteem, HIV knowledge, intimate partner violence, depression, and communication with partner. Results: Logistic regression analysis showed that Mexican women were more likely to participate in the intervention program than Puerto Rican women (odds ratio (OR)=1.88, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.64, 4.23). Other significant predictors of program participation included: being older (OR=1.08, 95% CI=1.03, 1.14), unemployed (OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.25, 0.83), having higher risk reduction behavior intentions score (OR=1.16, 95% CI=1.06, 1.26), and lower level of depressive symptoms (OR=0.97, 95% CI=0.95, 0.99). Conclusions: The recruitment and retention strategies should be developed by considering those important predictors of intervention participation to prevent Latino women from dropping out of the HIV prevention program.
KW - HIV intervention
KW - Latino women
KW - Program participation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.07.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16153646
AN - SCOPUS:33746713005
VL - 43
SP - 527
EP - 534
JO - International Journal of Nursing Studies
JF - International Journal of Nursing Studies
SN - 0020-7489
IS - 5
ER -