| he purpose of this study was to: describe the characteristics at the individual, relationship, and partner-level of Latinas based on their level of sexual power; describe the characteristics at the individual, relationship, and partner-level of Latinas based on their level of HIV risk; and test the relationship between sexual relationship power and HIV risk, controlling for individual, relationship, and partner-level variables. This study was conducted using a sub-sample of adult Latinas from the Gender Economic Model (GEM) study who reported engaging in oral and vaginal sex with a main male partner in the last 6 months. The sample included 134 adult Latinas with an age range of 18 to 67 years, with a mean age of 32.4 years. The largest groups of respondents reported some college education (37.3%). Mean annual income was... |
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