Abstract
An archival data set obtained from a community HIV/AIDS Prevention Project in Southern California known as Hablando Claro was used to explore the relationship between Latina mothers' acculturation level and sense of familismo with their HIV comfort, sexual communication comfort, safe-sex efficacy beliefs, and safe-sex intentions. The responses from 121 Latina mothers who participated were used. These participants ranged in age from 25 to 62 with a mean age of 40.20 years (SD =6.60). Acculturation level was not related to Latina mothers' HIV comfort levels, comfort communicating sexual issues with daughters, comfort communicating sexual issues with partners, or healthy sexual intentions. Acculturation level was related to safe-sex efficacy beliefs Similarly, Familismo level was not related to Latina mothers' HIV comfort levels or healthy sexual intentions. Familismo was related to Latina mothers' comfort communicating sexual issues with their daughters and partners. Familismo was also related to Latina mothers' safe-sex efficacy beliefs. Future research examining the role of Familismo on sexual communication comfort among Latinas is an important factor to consider for the development of HIV prevention strategies.