Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention (Hermanos de Luna y Sol)

Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention (Hermanos de Luna y Sol)

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.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Identify as male.
• Latino/x/e
• Report having sex with men only, or both men and women in the last 12 months.
• Speaks, reads/writes in Spanish.
• ≥18 years of age.
• Has access to a computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone device.
• Be willing to participate in the study.
• Be able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Populations younger than 18 years.
• Individuals who have participated in an Hermanos de Luna y Sol program in either the intervention or control group locations.