Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention (Hermanos de Luna y Sol)

San Francisco State University360 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this quasi-experimental, community intervention is to reduce HIV sexual risk among Latino immigrant bisexual men or men who have sex with men. The main questions the study aims to answer are: Does the intervention improve sexual risk behaviors? Does the intervention increase self-esteem and social support? Are self-esteem and social support mediators in the link between the intervention and sexual risk? Researchers will compare information from the intervention versus control participants to answer the above questions. Participants in the intervention arm will take part in: * One day-long (8-hour) group retreat. * Weekly discussion groups. * Community events and civic engagement activities. * Prevention counseling. Participants in the control arm will not be part of any activity.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

360

Conditions

Help-Seeking Behavior Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Condomless Sex Risky Health Behavior

Interventions

Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention InterventionBEHAVIORAL

The is a community-based, group intervention delivered in Spanish, using a quasi-experimental design, to reduce HIV sexual risk among Hispanic immigrants who identify as gay/bisexual men or men who have sex with men (GBMSM).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Identify as male. * Latino/x/e * Report having sex with men only, or both men and women in the last 12 months. * Speaks, reads/writes in Spanish. * ≥18 years of age. * Has access to a computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone device. * Be willing to participate in the study. * Be able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Populations younger than 18 years. * Individuals who have participated in an Hermanos de Luna y Sol program in either the intervention or control group locations.

Locations (2)

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California, United States

RECRUITING

Chicago Queer Latine Collaborative

Chicago, Illinois, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-reported condomless anal intercourse

Time frame: From baseline to end the of intervention, at twelve months.

Secondary Outcomes

Self-Esteem

We will assess self-esteem using the 20-item Inner Strength Scale adapted for this study with response options and corresponding scores as follows: never (0), rarely (1), sometimes (2), often (4) and very often (4). The scores ranged from 0 to 80 with higher scores denoting higher degrees of inner strength.

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 12 months

Social Support

We will assess social support using a 20-item questionnaire developed by Krause, measuring social embeddedness (contact with friends and family) and enacted support from others (which entail emotional, tangible and informational support). These items are scored (coding in parentheses) based on the following responses: never (0), rarely (1), sometimes (2), often (3) and very often (4). The scores range from 0-80, with higher scores denoting a higher degree of social support.

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of intervention, at 12 months.