HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviours Among Foreign Migrant Women Residing in Cape Town, South Africa

Townsend, Loraine; Giorgio, Maggie; Zembe, Yanga; Cheyip, Mireille; Mathews, Catherine

doi:10.1007/s10461-014-0784-1

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“…Combining these two groups into one survey would have likely resulted in unstable estimates. This, unfortunately, has occurred in numerous surveys whereby bottlenecked sub-populations were found only after recruitment began, resulting in limited recruitment [14] or unstable estimates for the overall sample [15]. Other potential categories of bottlenecking were identified, including country of origin, sex, age and area of residence in Rabat, so seeds were selected based on their ability to recruit peers from these categories.…”

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Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco

Johnston

Oumzil

Rhilani³

et al. 2015

AIDS Behav

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Morocco has experienced a dramatic increase of migration from sub-Sahara Africa during the past decade. Recently included among the most vulnerable populations cited in the Morocco National Strategic Plans on HIV/TB for 2012-2016, sub-Saharan Africa migrants living in an irregular administrative situation participated in a survey to provide baseline data about their socio-demographic, sexual and HIV testing behaviors and HIV and syphilis prevalence. Two surveys using respondent driven sampling were conducted in 2013 among males and females, ≥18 years, originating from sub-Saharan African countries and living and/or working in an irregular administrative situation in Rabat and residing at least 3 months in Morocco. Analysis was conducted to evaluate differences between the two samples and between females and males within each sample using the successive sampling estimator in RDS Analyst. Roughly 3 % of francophone and anglophone migrants were infected with HIV, whereas a statistically significantly higher percentage of francophone (2.8 %), compared to anglophone (0.3 %), migrants were infected with syphilis. Females were found to have HIV infection rates three times higher and past year sexually transmitted infection signs and symptoms more than two times higher than their male counterparts. Female migrants also had statistically significantly higher percentages of ever testing for HIV and HIV testing and receiving results in the past year compared to males. We found distinct and important differences between migrants depending on whether they come from francophone versus anglophone countries and whether they were male or female. Future research should continue to explore these differences, while policies and programs should note these differences to best allocate resources in providing social and health services to these populations.

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Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco

Johnston

Oumzil

Rhilani³

et al. 2015

AIDS Behav

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“…The distinct association between HIV risk and CSW as well as truck driver lifestyle and occupations is a well-established finding in South Africa [1]. In addition, heterosexual exposure and behavior primarily account for most of the transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa [28]. As a result, in this review, we will exclude studies that report evidence on the following key populations: commercial sex workers (CSW), truck drivers, and men who have sex with men (MSM).…”

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“…[15,27,28] to achieving effective combination HIV prevention strategies that target migrant populations. The intention of this study is to reveal evidence that link migrants and increased risk of HIV infections.…”

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Mobility and increased risk of HIV acquisition in South Africa: a mixed-method systematic review protocol

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Background: In South Africa (home of the largest HIV epidemic globally), there are high levels of mobility. While studies produced in the recent past provide useful perspectives to the mobility-HIV risk linkage, systematic analyses are needed for in-depth understanding of the complex dynamics between mobility and HIV risk. We plan to undertake an evidence-based review of existing literature connecting mobility and increased risky sexual behavior as well as risk of HIV acquisition in South Africa. Methods/design: We will conduct a mixed-method systematic review of peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 and 2015. In particular, we will search for relevant South African studies from the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and J-STOR databases. Studies explicitly examining HIV and labor migration will be eligible for inclusion, while non-empirical work and other studies on key vulnerable populations such as commercial sex workers (CSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM) will be excluded.

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“…It is a widely held view that social vulnerability of poverty contributes to workers, especially women, to the risk of HIV infection [16,37,57]. For example, in the context of South Africa, Gilbert and Selikow [58] argue that the HIV epidemic in South Africa and the region at large is increasingly feminized as a growing proportion of new infections occur among women and afect women.…”

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“…For example, Townsend, Giorgio, Zembe, Cheyip and Mathews [16] argue that the spread of HIV and AIDS pandemic is closely connected to the process Economic Globalization, HIV and AIDS and Gender Dimensions in the Lesotho Textiles and Garment Industry http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/66653…”

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Economic Globalization, HIV and AIDS and Gender Dimensions in the Lesotho Textiles and Garment Industry

Tanga¹,

Bello²,

Makatjane³

et al. 2017

HIV/AIDS - Contemporary Challenges

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The Kingdom of Lesotho is also experiencing the third highest HIV and AIDS prevalence rate (23.2%) in the world, which poses an internal threat both to the industry and to the workers. The objective of this chapter was to examine workers' economic opportunities, the interplay of HIV and AIDS as well as threats to economic opportunities provided by the industry. This chapter is based on data collected for a study on the economic crisis, globalization and HIV and AIDS nexus in the textiles and garment industry in Lesotho. Data for this chapter were generated from two of the three instruments of the main study using a multistage sampling technique. Data collected were analysed quantitatively using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The result shows that despite the economic crisis, the textiles and garment industry has enhanced the employment of many Basotho (people from Lesotho), especially women. Although workers were economically empowered, HIV and AIDS and the global economic crisis were threats to the industry and workers alike. There is signiicant rural-urban migration to the industry with almost half of the workers staying away from their traditional family homes.

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HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviours Among Foreign Migrant Women Residing in Cape Town, South Africa

Cited by 14 publications

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Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco

Sex Differences in HIV Prevalence, Behavioral Risks and Prevention Needs Among Anglophone and Francophone Sub-Saharan African Migrants Living in Rabat, Morocco

Mobility and increased risk of HIV acquisition in South Africa: a mixed-method systematic review protocol

Economic Globalization, HIV and AIDS and Gender Dimensions in the Lesotho Textiles and Garment Industry

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