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The Evaluation of a Latino Community Health Worker HIV Prevention Program

Molly Martin

Rush University Medical Center

Maria Camargo

Centro San Bonifacio

Lori Ramos

Centro San Bonifacio

Diane Lauderdale

University of Chicago

Kristin Krueger

Rush University Medical Center

John Lantos

University of Chicago

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a community health promotion project to increase HIV knowledge in an urban, immigrant Latino community in Chicago. Latino participants (N = 704) answered questions on HIV before and after an education intervention given by community health workers. Outcomes included changes in knowledge and self-perceived risk. Increases in knowledge scores were greatest for Central/South Americans (p = .038), women (p = .027), and those with an education level less than 7 years (p = .001). Significant changes in self-perceived risk resulted from the intervention (p < .001), and the odds ratio for a change in self-perceived risk when the knowledge score increased by 10% was 1.225. The Centro San Bonifacio HIV Prevention Program successfully reached a Latino community, increased HIV knowledge, and changed self-perceptions of HIV risk.

Key Words: HIV prevention • Latino health • community health workers

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 27, No. 3, 371-384 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0739986305278146
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