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).