HIV Prevention Messages Targeting Young Latino Immigrant MSM.
Rosa Solorio, Pamela Norton-Shelpuk, Mark Forehand, Marcos Martinez, Joel Aguirre
Author Information
Rosa Solorio: Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Box 359455, Seattle, WA 98195, USA ; Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA ; Social and Behavioral Prevention Core, Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA.
Pamela Norton-Shelpuk: Activate Brands, Denver, CO 80202, USA. ORCID
Mark Forehand: Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
Marcos Martinez: Entre Hermanos, Seattle, WA 98122, USA. ORCID
Joel Aguirre: Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 4333 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Box 359455, Seattle, WA 98195, USA ; Entre Hermanos, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.
Young Latino immigrant men who have sex with men (MSM) are at risk for HIV and for delayed diagnosis. A need exists to raise awareness about HIV prevention in this population, including the benefits of timely HIV testing. This project was developed through collaboration between University of WA researchers and Entre Hermanos, a community-based organization serving Latinos. Building from a community-based participatory research approach, the researchers developed a campaign that was executed by Activate Brands, based in Denver, Colorado. The authors (a) describe the development of HIV prevention messages through the integration of previously collected formative data; (b) describe the process of translating these messages into PSAs, including the application of a marketing strategy; (c) describe testing the PSAs within the Latino MSM community; and (c) determine a set of important factors to consider when developing HIV prevention messages for young Latino MSM who do not identify as gay.
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