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Survey Summaries

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, UCSF—Condom Use Among Hispanics

Overview
This survey instrument was administered to Hispanics in San Francisco in 1991 in order to identify specific Hispanic subgroups' (Puerto Ricans and Mexican-Americans) perceptions of the consequences of condom use with primary and secondary sexual partners, difficulties with condom use, and normative aspects of condom use. Questionnaires addressed the following areas:

• Frequency of using and carrying condoms;

• Negative beliefs about condoms;

• Depression;

• Sexual comfort;

• Number of friends using or carrying condoms;

• Myths about HIV transmission;

• Demographics;

• Acculturation; and

• Other variables

Methodology/validity
The survey was based on more than 100 open-ended interviews via the telephone and two focus groups with Hispanic men in San Francisco. It was developed originally in Spanish and is available in English as well. Both Spanish and English versions were pre-tested with at least 20 people. Most interview questions had four or five-level Likert-type response scales. For more information, see: http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/projects/marininstrument.html.

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