Use of ethnosexual data on men of Mexican origin for HIV/AIDS prevention programs

Applied anthropologists have unique opportunities to use their skills as ethnographers in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS. This paper presents some ethnosexual data on men of Mexican origin and shows how it was used in educational intervention programs in a health care agency setting in Orange County, California, to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Latino Populations.

Key words:

• homosexual behavior
• Mexican American
• HIV/AIDS ethnography