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Participation in SEPA, a sexual and relational health intervention for Hispanic women.

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Mitrani, VB; McCabe, BE; Gonzalez-Guarda, RM; Florom-Smith, A; Peragallo, N
Published in: Western journal of nursing research
August 2013

HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) risks are linked in Hispanic women, so integrated interventions can efficiently produce meaningful change. Integrated interventions for Hispanic women are promising, but factors that put Hispanic women at risk for HIV and violence may also impede engagement with interventions. This study examined barriers and facilitators of engagement in a group educational intervention, SEPA (Salud, Educación, Prevención y Autocuidado [Health, Education, Prevention, and Self-Care]), for Hispanic women. A total of 274 Hispanic women from South Florida in the SEPA condition of a randomized controlled trial completed baseline measures of violence, depression, familism, Hispanic stress, acculturation, and demographics, and 57% of the women engaged (attended two of five sessions). Education, IPV, and acculturation predicted engagement. Understanding engagement advances intervention development/refinement. Hispanic women who experience relationship violence are open to group interventions. Further program development and outreach work are needed to connect women with low education, who are particularly vulnerable.

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Western journal of nursing research

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EISSN

1552-8456

ISSN

0193-9459

Publication Date

August 2013

Volume

35

Issue

7

Start / End Page

849 / 866

Related Subject Headings

  • Sexual Partners
  • Risk Factors
  • Reproductive Health
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Florida
  • Female
  • Domestic Violence
 

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Mitrani, V. B., McCabe, B. E., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., Florom-Smith, A., & Peragallo, N. (2013). Participation in SEPA, a sexual and relational health intervention for Hispanic women. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 35(7), 849–866. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945913480276
Mitrani, Victoria B., Brian E. McCabe, Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, Aubrey Florom-Smith, and Nilda Peragallo. “Participation in SEPA, a sexual and relational health intervention for Hispanic women.Western Journal of Nursing Research 35, no. 7 (August 2013): 849–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945913480276.
Mitrani VB, McCabe BE, Gonzalez-Guarda RM, Florom-Smith A, Peragallo N. Participation in SEPA, a sexual and relational health intervention for Hispanic women. Western journal of nursing research. 2013 Aug;35(7):849–66.
Mitrani, Victoria B., et al. “Participation in SEPA, a sexual and relational health intervention for Hispanic women.Western Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 35, no. 7, Aug. 2013, pp. 849–66. Epmc, doi:10.1177/0193945913480276.
Mitrani VB, McCabe BE, Gonzalez-Guarda RM, Florom-Smith A, Peragallo N. Participation in SEPA, a sexual and relational health intervention for Hispanic women. Western journal of nursing research. 2013 Aug;35(7):849–866.
Journal cover image

Published In

Western journal of nursing research

DOI

EISSN

1552-8456

ISSN

0193-9459

Publication Date

August 2013

Volume

35

Issue

7

Start / End Page

849 / 866

Related Subject Headings

  • Sexual Partners
  • Risk Factors
  • Reproductive Health
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Florida
  • Female
  • Domestic Violence