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Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention (Hermanos de Luna y Sol)
Sponsor: San Francisco State University
Summary
The goal of this quasi-experimental, community intervention is to reduce HIV sexual risk among Latino immigrant bisexual men or men who have sex with men. The main questions the study aims to answer are: Does the intervention improve sexual risk behaviors? Does the intervention increase self-esteem and social support? Are self-esteem and social support mediators in the link between the intervention and sexual risk? Researchers will compare information from the intervention versus control participants to answer the above questions. Participants in the intervention arm will take part in: * One day-long (8-hour) group retreat. * Weekly discussion groups. * Community events and civic engagement activities. * Prevention counseling. Participants in the control arm will not be part of any activity.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
360
Start Date
2026-01-13
Completion Date
2028-03-31
Last Updated
2026-03-25
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention
The is a community-based, group intervention delivered in Spanish, using a quasi-experimental design, to reduce HIV sexual risk among Hispanic immigrants who identify as gay/bisexual men or men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Locations (2)
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California, United States
Chicago Queer Latine Collaborative
Chicago, Illinois, United States