Cultural Factors and Program Implications: HIV/AIDS Interventions and Condom Use among Latinos.

ABSTRACT Despite the effectiveness of condoms in HIV prevention, programs and services encouraging HIV prevention have failed to increase condom use among U.S. Latino populations. The authors identify six “myths” preventing condom use among Latinos. It is suggested that programs address these myths surrounding condom use in HIV prevention strategies targeting Latino communities in order to make interventions more salient to Latino populations and, therefore, more effective.