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SIDA: The Economic, Social, and Cultural Context of AIDS among Latinos
Author(s) -
Singer Merrill,
Flores Cándida,
Davison Lani,
Burke Georgine,
Castillo Zaida,
Scanlon Kelley,
Rivera Migdalia
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical anthropology quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.855
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1548-1387
pISSN - 0745-5194
DOI - 10.1525/maq.1990.4.1.02a00060
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , sociocultural evolution , meaning (existential) , context (archaeology) , gerontology , epidemiology , demography , population , social class , psychology , sociology , medicine , geography , political science , anthropology , archaeology , law , psychotherapist
Statistics on reported cases demonstrate clearly that AIDS is disproportionately prevalent among U.S. Latinos. To help clarify the meaning of this information, this article situates current epidemiological data within the sociocultural and socioeconomic contexts of Latinos living in the U.S. The purpose of this paper is to develop a fuller understanding of the Latino AIDS crisis by reviewing existing literature and new research findings on: (1) demographic, socioeconomic, and general health characteristics of the Latino population; (2) prevalence of the disease by Latino subgroup, geographic region, gender, age group, and route of transmission; (3) patterns of Latino knowledge, attitudes, and cultural understandings of the disease; and (4) AIDS risk behaviors among Latinos, including IV drug use, sexual patterns, and gender relations.