Migration, multiple sexual partnerships, and sexual concurrency in the Garífuna population of Honduras

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Gandhi, Anisha D. ; Pettifor, Audrey ; Barrington, Clare ; Marshall, Stephen W. ; Behets, Frieda ; Guardado, Maria Elena ; Farach, Nasim ; Ardón, Elvia ; Paz-Bailey, Gabriela
• Description:
  The Garífuna, an ethnic minority group in Honduras, have been disproportionately affected by HIV. Previous research suggests that migration and high rates of multiple sexual partnerships are major drivers of the epidemic. Using data from a 2012 population-based survey, we assessed whether temporary migration was associated with (1) multiple sexual partnerships and (2) sexual concurrency among Garífuna men and women in Honduras. Among both men and women, temporary migration in the last year was associated with an increased likelihood of multiple sexual partnerships and with concurrency, though only the association between migration and multiple sexual partnerships among men was statistically significant (Adjusted Prevalence Ratio 1.7, 95 % CI 1.2-2.4). Migration may contribute to HIV/STI vulnerability among Garífuna men and women via increases in these sexual risk behaviors. Research conducted among men and women at elevated risk of HIV should continue to incorporate measures of mobility, including history of internal migration.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Epidemics Ethnicity Female HIV Infections Honduras Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior Sexual Partners Transients And Migrants

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• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 19(9):1559-1570
• Pubmed ID:
  26242612
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4714585
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  GH0000575/GH/CGH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; P30 MH043520/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 MH019139/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 HD007168/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P2C HD050924/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0e1b6c359dab75abdf04fc28015b6f5009ec17d7c3878e28440946efc49529eb
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37550/cdc_37550_DS1.pdf
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