Key references:
Marín BV, Tschann J, Gómez C, Gregorich SE (1998). Self-efficacy to use condoms in unmarried Latino adults. American Journal of Community Psychology. 26(1), 53–71.
Marín B.V., Gomez, C. (1999). Latinos and HIV: Cultural Issues in AIDS. In: Cohen PT, Sande MA, Volberding PA, eds. The AIDS knowledge base. Third Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, (Chapter 8; pp 917-924).
Marin, BV. (1997). Cultural Issues in HIV Prevention for Latinos: Should we be changing gender roles. In Oskamp, S. & Thompson, S. (Eds.) Safer Sex in the 90s: Understanding and Preventing HIV Risk Behavior.
Primary use / Purpose:
Background:
The potential predictors of the Sexual Attitudes and Behavior of Latino Females scale include homophobia, self-efficacy to use condoms, sexual comfort, sexual coercion, and traditional gender role beliefs. The questionnaires for unmarried Latino women and men were used in a random digit dial telephone survey of 1500 Latinos in ten states in the U.S. These states contain 90% of all Latinos living in the continental U.S.
Psychometrics:
See article: Marín BV, Tschann J, Gómez C, Gregorich SE (1998). Self-efficacy to use condoms in unmarried Latino adults. American Journal of Community Psychology. 26(1), 53–71.
