HIV/STI Risk Behaviors Among Latino Migrant Workers in New Orleans Post-Hurricane Katrina Disaster

Kissinger, Patricia; Liddon, Nicole; Schmidt, Norine; Curtin, Erin; Salinas, Oscar; Narváez, Alfredo R. Anaya

doi:10.1097/olq.0b013e31817fa2cc

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“…We found, as have others [25], that over time there was a trend away from FSW to main partnering. Consistent with our prior work, we found that despite high levels of FSW patronage and binge drinking, migrant men had low rates of STIs [19].…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Despite these statistics, the majority of studies of Latino men have been conducted on men who have sex with men (MSM) [15], thus it is important to investigate prevalence rates among heterosexual Latinos as well. And while few prevalence studies have been conducted among Latino migrant men [14], the few studies that have done biological testing found low prevalence rates despite high rates of HIV/STI risk behavior [17][18][19].…”

Section: Latinos and Hivmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Over half of Latino migrant men migrate without their primary sex partner or families [6]. Patronage of FSWs among this group has been found to range between 22 and 69% [19,[23][24][25]. Variation of rates is likely due to differences in the characteristics of the study populations or the context within which they live.…”

Section: Latinos and Hivmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Patterns and Predictors of HIV/STI Risk Among Latino Migrant Men in a New Receiving Community

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The purpose of this study was to examine patterns and predictors of HIV/STI risk over time among Latino migrant men in a new receiving community. Latino men (N = 125) were interviewed quarterly for 18 months and HIV/STI tested annually. Selected individual, environmental and cultural factors by partner type and condom use were explored longitudinally and in a cross-section. Sex with female sex workers (FSWs) and multiple partners decreased, sex with main partners and abstinence increased, while the number of casual partners remained stable. Consistent condom use was highest with FSWs, lowest with main partners and midrange with casual partners with no trends over time. STI morbidity was low; no HIV was detected. Drug use and high mobility were associated with inconsistent condom use with FSW, whereas having family in the household was protective. HIV/STI prevention efforts should focus on drug using Latino migrants who are highly mobile and should foster healthy social connections.

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Section: Latinos and Hivmentioning

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“…Numerous studies also suggest that migrant men living predominantly in male settings and groups [1]- [4] [26] [27] and those who drink alcohol are substantially more likely to engage in risky behaviours such as unprotected sex [28]. Other contributing factors to HIV and syphilis vulnerability include low knowledge of HIV and syphilis transmissions and prevention [9] [10] [29], availability of cheap sex, singlehood, low perceived vulnerability to HIV and syphilis [9] [10] [28], and existing cultures of risky sexual behaviours [30]. The uptake of safer sex measures and patterns of health service in these migrant populations is unknown.…”

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Syphilis Prevalence and Risk Factors among Migrant Workers in Konongo, Ghana

Adjei¹,

Brandful²,

Lurie³

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Migrant workers, particularly gold mining workers, have been identified as a group at risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI). A cross-sectional study was undertaken on the correlates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis infections in a sample of migrants (Ghanaian citizens [156] and non-Ghanaian citizens [8]) working in a gold mining centres in Konongo, Ghana. The study was conducted between the months of January 2013 to December 2013. Of a total of 600 eligible migrant workers, only 164 (27.33%; males 114, females 50) of the eligible migrants took part in the study. Subjects voluntarily completed a risk-factor questionnaire and provided blood specimen for testing for the presence of antibodies to HIV and Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis. These data were analyzed using both univariate and multivariate techniques. The median age of the participants was 29.0 years (range 18 -62 years). Of the 164 migrant workers tested, HIV and syphilis seroprevalence were 6.7% and 3.7% respectively. On multivariate analysis, the independent determinants for HIV infection were being female [odds ratio (OR) 2.94; 95% confidence interval (95% CI 0.86 -10.0); unmarried (OR 10.13; 95% CI 1.2 -81.09); drug use (OR 3.76; 95% CI 0.38 -36.3); and blood transfusion (OR 2.45; 95% CI 0.27 -22.37). Similarly, on multivariate analysis, the independent determinants for syphilis infection were having concurrent sexual partners (OR 2.16; 95% CI 0.38 -12.12); and blood transfusion (OR 5.07; 95% CI 0.51 -50.37). Consistent with similar studies worldwide, our results suggest high prevalence of HIV and syphilis infections among migrant workers who work in gold mining centres in Ghana. A. A. Adjei et al. 133

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“…Kissinger [15] recontacted a small sample of young women who had accessed clinical reproductive health services before the storm and found that many of them had stopped using birth control, contracted sexually transmitted infections or gotten pregnant after the storm. Similarly, she found high rates of risk behaviors among a sample of Latino migrant workers who had newly arrived after the storm [16]. These results cannot demonstrate a causal relationship between Katrina and change in risk.…”

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confidence: 58%

Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Socio-Ecological Perspective

Robinson¹

2013

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HIV/STI Risk Behaviors Among Latino Migrant Workers in New Orleans Post-Hurricane Katrina Disaster

Cited by 46 publications

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Patterns and Predictors of HIV/STI Risk Among Latino Migrant Men in a New Receiving Community

Patterns and Predictors of HIV/STI Risk Among Latino Migrant Men in a New Receiving Community

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Syphilis Prevalence and Risk Factors among Migrant Workers in Konongo, Ghana

Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Louisiana HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Socio-Ecological Perspective

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