The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify factors that
influenced health promotion behaviors in young Latino men. The
participants consisted of 16 Latino men between the ages of 18 and
25 who were attending a Hispanic-serving academic institution.
The respondents were asked to participate in an individual interview
and focus group interview. The findings of this study indicate
that respondents were concerned with love, work, and the multiple
worlds they inhabited. They were influenced by both their Latino
ethnicity as well as their inability to access the health care system.
The qualitative findings may provide some important insights into
the lived experience of these Latino young men.