TY - JOUR
T1 - The Influence of Shared or Separate Partner Residence on HIV Testing Among Latino Immigrants in the United States
AU - Lee, Jane
AU - Robles, Gabriel
AU - Lapham, Jessica
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R36MH108395. This publication was also supported by the National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number KL2 TR002317. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Additional support was provided by the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health at New York University Silver School of Social Work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Background: The relationship context is influential in shaping HIV risk and preventive behaviors. Yet, there is little understanding about how shared or separate residence of partners shapes perceptions that affect HIV prevention. Methods: We explored how shared or separate residence from one’s partner impacts HIV testing intentions among Latino immigrants in the USA. We analyzed data from 206 Latino immigrants residing in New York City, and examined three potential models to assess the relationships between partner residence, partner approval of HIV testing, and HIV testing behaviors. Results: Results indicated that shared residence was associated with greater partner approval to test for HIV (B = 0.48, 95% CI 0.01, 0.96, p =.04), and in turn, higher partner approval was associated with greater intention to test for HIV in the next 12 months (B = 0.38, 95% CI 0.15, 0.62., p '.01). Conclusions: Results suggest the need to consider partner residency as an important factor in shaping determinants of HIV testing behaviors. Conceptualization of couples as living separately, across national borders, is warranted for couple-based health interventions given the current socio-political climate in the USA. Future research focused on couple-based HIV prevention should examine strategies and policies to preserve or strengthen partner dynamics among couples living apart.
AB - Background: The relationship context is influential in shaping HIV risk and preventive behaviors. Yet, there is little understanding about how shared or separate residence of partners shapes perceptions that affect HIV prevention. Methods: We explored how shared or separate residence from one’s partner impacts HIV testing intentions among Latino immigrants in the USA. We analyzed data from 206 Latino immigrants residing in New York City, and examined three potential models to assess the relationships between partner residence, partner approval of HIV testing, and HIV testing behaviors. Results: Results indicated that shared residence was associated with greater partner approval to test for HIV (B = 0.48, 95% CI 0.01, 0.96, p =.04), and in turn, higher partner approval was associated with greater intention to test for HIV in the next 12 months (B = 0.38, 95% CI 0.15, 0.62., p '.01). Conclusions: Results suggest the need to consider partner residency as an important factor in shaping determinants of HIV testing behaviors. Conceptualization of couples as living separately, across national borders, is warranted for couple-based health interventions given the current socio-political climate in the USA. Future research focused on couple-based HIV prevention should examine strategies and policies to preserve or strengthen partner dynamics among couples living apart.
KW - HIV prevention
KW - HIV testing
KW - Immigrants
KW - Partner residence
KW - Relationship context
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U2 - 10.1007/s40615-020-00728-4
DO - 10.1007/s40615-020-00728-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 32100193
AN - SCOPUS:85080056522
SN - 2197-3792
VL - 7
SP - 1013
EP - 1019
JO - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
JF - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
IS - 5
ER -