Mano a Mano-Mujer: an effective HIV prevention intervention for Chilean women

Health Care Women Int. 2012;33(4):321-41. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2012.655388.

Abstract

The impact of a professionally facilitated peer group intervention for HIV prevention among 400 low-income Chilean women was examined using a quasiexperimental design. At 3 months postintervention, the intervention group had higher HIV-related knowledge, more positive attitudes toward people living with HIV, fewer perceived condom use barriers, greater self- efficacy, higher HIV reduction behavioral intentions, more communication with partners about safer sex, and decreased depression symptoms. They did not, however, have increased condom use or self-esteem. More attention to gender barriers is needed. This intervention offers a model for reducing HIV for women in Chile and other Latin American countries.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chile
  • Condoms / statistics & numerical data
  • Depression / diagnosis
  • Depression / psychology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV Infections / psychology
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peer Group
  • Poverty
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Self Efficacy
  • Sexual Behavior*
  • Sexual Partners
  • Young Adult