# Hispanic Men Building Respect Education and Safety/ Hombres Manteniendo Respeto, Educacion y Seguridad (HOMBRES DE FAMILIA)

> **NIH NIH U54** · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · 2020 · $375,132

## Abstract

Abstract 
Research Project 1 of the proposed Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities (CLaRO) is titled 
HoMBRES de Familia (Hispanic Men Building Respect, Education, and Safety within Families /Hombres 
Manteniendo Respeto, Educacion y Seguridad de Familia). The overall objective of this project is to adapt 
and enhance HoMBReS, a CDC-identified best-evidence HIV behavioral intervention designed to reduce 
substance abuse, family violence, and HIV/AIDS (SAVA) among sexually active heterosexual Latino seasonal 
farmworkers (LSFWs) in rural areas. Research Project 1 is integrated with the Center through a common set of 
measures and research questions on the syndemic approach. This application leverages the success of the 
originating Centers of Excellence and considerable institutional resources and support and community 
partnerships. The Lead of this project is an early career investigator who is an Assistant Professor associated 
with CRUSADA. Building on the work of El Centro and CRUSADA over the last decade, HoMBRES de Familia 
will utilize a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to develop and test a gender and 
culturally tailored intervention to prevent SAVA conditions in a vulnerable and underserved Latino population. 
The proposed interdisciplinary study will innovatively expand the SAVA syndemic paradigm by testing its 
etiologic theory through a carefully designed prevention trial. We will examine theorized risk and protective 
factors influencing the SAVA conditions among a never-before examined population (male LSFWs), 
demonstrate that these factors are malleable, and that changes in these mechanisms can impact SAVA 
outcomes. A two-arm randomized control trial will be conducted to examine the efficacy of the adapted 
intervention with a sample of 160 father-son dyads (N=320). The proposed mixed-methods study will be 
accomplished through the following Specific Aims: (1) Conduct a community assessment via qualitative data 
methods (in-depth interviews; focus groups) that will inform the adaptation of an evidence-based intervention 
targeting the SAVA syndemic among adult and adolescent males in the Latino seasonal farmworker 
community; (2) Adapt, implement, and evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the adapted intervention; and (3) In 
combination with the Community Engagement and Dissemination Core, develop an effective dissemination 
plan that engages community members, partnering organizations, local service providers, and other 
stakeholders in disseminating study findings into a sustainable intervention that effectively reduces SAVA- 
related health disparities among males in the LSFW community. Miami-Dade County has the highest rate of 
HIV/AIDS in the country and high rates of substance abuse and violence. LSFWs face disproportionate rates of 
SAVA conditions, and Miami-Dade County has one of the largest populations of LSFWs in the nation; this site 
is the ideal testing laboratory for the proposed Re...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9889818
- **Project number:** 5U54MD002266-14
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES
- **Principal Investigator:** PATRIA ROJAS
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $375,132
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9889818

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9889818, Hispanic Men Building Respect Education and Safety/ Hombres Manteniendo Respeto, Educacion y Seguridad (HOMBRES DE FAMILIA) (5U54MD002266-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9889818. Licensed CC0.

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