1. Analyzing HIV/AIDS knowledge among African American and Hispanic migrant workers Muni Rubens Anamika Batra H. Virginia McCoy Manny Estrada Changwon Yoo Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Florida International University

2. United States - estimated one million migrant workers (MWs) in rural settings Risk factors of HIV/AIDS Undocumented presence High rates of STDs Substance and alcohol abuse Lack of access to healthcare Social exclusion Lack of knowledge Increasing knowledge - imperative in HIV prevention Background

3. Objectives To find: Challenges migrant workers are facing with respect to HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS knowledge levels among African Americans and Hispanics Predictors of HIV knowledge - Demographic and general health related factors The importance to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge prior to designing prevention models

4. Methods Participants (n=340) - recruited using targeted sampling in Immokalee, Florida HIV knowledge quiz - 37 items (true/false/don’t know) Bayesian Networks analysis - BN Interface with Java Objects (Banjo Version 2.2.0)

5. Demographics African Americans (38.2%) Hispanics (61.8%) Age47.8 ± 11.739.4 ± 11.8 Gender Male Female 63.8% 36.2% 84.3% 15.7% Education (in years)10.3 ± 2.77.0 ± 3.2 Marital Single/living as Married/living as 90% 10% 78.1% 21.9% Country of birth USA Mexico/Others 100% 0% 35.7% 64.2% Language English Spanish 99.2% 0.8% 16.7% 83.3% Doctor Yes No 40% 60% 18.1% 81.9% Insurance Yes No 34.6% 65.4% 16.7% 83.3%

6. HIV Knowledge Mean Score by Ethnicity (Score range: 0 to 37) Blacks Hispanics

7. Years of Education by Ethnicity Blacks Hispanics

8. Learned Bayesian Network Number of networks examined: 1.5 million Highly significant structure with p < 0.01

9. Result Summary Hispanics - lower level of HIV/AIDS knowledge Education - main predictor of HIV/AIDS knowledge Language and country of birth - influences HIV knowledge through level of education

10. Conclusion Tailored strategies need to be developed for Hispanics who are at higher risk due to low knowledge Consideration of unique ethnic, social, & cultural characteristics is necessary while developing HIV programs