Journal article
Understanding the Impact of Migration on HIV Risk: An Analysis of Mexican Migrants' Sexual Practices, Partners, and Contexts by Migration Phase
AIDS and behavior, v 21(3), pp 935-948
01 Mar 2017
PMID: 27888370
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Abstract
HIV risk among Mexican migrants varies across migration phases (pre-departure, transit, destination, interception, and return), but there is limited knowledge about specific sexual behaviors, characteristics of sexual partners, and sexual contexts at different migration stages. To fill the gap, we used data from a cross-sectional population-based survey conducted in Tijuana, Mexico. Information on migration phase and last sexual encounter was collected from 1219 male migrants. Our findings suggest that compared to pre-departure migrants, repeat migrants returning from communities of origin were more likely to have sex with male partners, use substances before sex, and not use condoms; migrants in the transit phase in the Mexican border were more likely to have sex with casual partners and sex workers; and migrants in the interception phase were more likely to engage in anal sex and use substances before sex. Sexual behaviors, partners, and contexts vary significantly among migrants at different migration phases. Tailored HIV prevention programs targeting Mexican migrants need to be developed and implemented at all migration phases.
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- Title
- Understanding the Impact of Migration on HIV Risk: An Analysis of Mexican Migrants' Sexual Practices, Partners, and Contexts by Migration Phase
- Creators
- Xiao Zhang - University of WisconsinNatalie Rhoads - University of California, Los AngelesMaria Gudelia Rangel - Mexico Section of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health CommissionMelbourne F. Hovell - San Diego State UniversityCarlos Magis-Rodriguez - National Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, CONASIDA, Mexico D.F., Mexico.Carol L. Sipan - University of California, MercedJ. Eduardo Gonzalez-Fagoaga - Mexico Section of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health CommissionAna P. Martinez-Donate - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- AIDS and behavior, v 21(3), pp 935-948
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- R01 HD046886-01A2 / National Institute of Child and Human Development; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison P2C HD047873 / grant for the NIH/NICHD R01HD046886 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000394312000030
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84997328022
- Other Identifier
- 991019169806204721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Biomedical