Exploring HIV Knowledge, Risk and Protective Factors Among West African Forced Migrants in New York City

Akinsulure‐Smith, Adeyinka M.

doi:10.1007/s10903-013-9829-1

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“…Because HIV in the United States is concentrated among MSM, the risk of acquiring HIV in the United States is lower for heterosexuals than it is for MSM. Whether HIV infections among foreign-born women are occurring before or after immigration is unclear, although research on HIV prevention among African-born foreign-born persons indicates high levels of knowledge regarding HIV transmission routes, 22 potentially indicating exposure to HIV-related issues prior to arriving in the United States. If infections among foreign-born females are occurring in the United States within sexual networks with partners from their same world region, it might be an indication of a lack of awareness of personal risk regarding HIV, which has been documented in research focusing on HIV prevention among foreign-born persons.…”

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HIV Transmission Dynamics Among Foreign-Born Persons in the United States

Valverde

Oster

et al. 2017

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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Background In the United States (U.S.), foreign-born persons are disproportionately affected by HIV and differ epidemiologically from U.S.-born persons with diagnosed HIV infection. Understanding HIV transmission dynamics among foreign-born persons is important to guide HIV prevention efforts for these populations. We conducted molecular transmission network analysis to describe HIV transmission dynamics among foreign-born persons with diagnosed HIV. Methods Using HIV-1 polymerase nucleotide sequences reported to the U.S. National HIV Surveillance System for persons with diagnosed HIV infection during 2001–2013, we constructed a genetic distance based transmission network using HIV-TRACE and examined the birth region of potential transmission partners in this network. Results Of 77,686 people, 12,064 (16%) were foreign-born. Overall, 28% of foreign-born persons linked to at least one other person in the transmission network. Of potential transmission partners, 62% were born in the United States, 31% were born in the same region as the foreign-born person, and 7% were born in another region of the world. The majority of transmission partners of male foreign-born persons (63%) were born in the United States, whereas the majority of transmission partners of female foreign-born (57%) were born in their same world region. Discussion These finding suggests that a majority of HIV infections among foreign-born persons in our network occurred after immigrating to the United States. Efforts to prevent HIV infection among foreign-born persons in the U.S. should include information of the transmission networks in which these individuals acquire or transmit HIV in order to develop more targeted HIV prevention interventions.

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HIV Transmission Dynamics Among Foreign-Born Persons in the United States

Valverde

Oster

et al. 2017

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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“…The World Health Organization report on 'Health of Migrants -The Way Forward' suggests that "approaches to manage the health consequences of migration have not kept pace with growing challenges associated with the volume, speed, diversity and disparity of modern migration patterns, and do not sufficiently address the existing health inequities, nor determining factors of migrant health, includ- In contrast to African immigrants in the Netherlands, [4][5][6][7] United Kingdom and Germany, 8 there are very few published studies on the health of African immigrants in the United States. Most studies on African immigrants have focused primarily on infectious diseases including HIV, [9][10][11] hepatitis B 12 and latent tuberculosis, 13 while non-communicable conditions remain largely understudied.…”

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Cardiometabolic Health in African Immigrants to the United States: A Call to Re-examine Research on African-descent Populations

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In the 20th century, Africans in Sub-Saharan Africa had lower rates of cardiometabolic disease than Africans who migrated. However, in the 21st century, beyond infectious diseases, the triple epidemics of obesity, diabetes and hypertension have taken hold in Africa. Therefore, Africans are acquiring these chronic diseases at different rates and different intensity prior to migration. To ensure optimal care and health outcomes, the United States practice of grouping all African-descent populations into the “Black/ African American” category without regard to country of origin masks socioeconomic and cultural differences and needs re-evaluation. Overall, research on African-descent populations would benefit from a shift from a racial to an ethnic perspective. To demonstrate the value of disaggregating data on African-descent populations, the epidemiologic transition, social, economic, and health characteristics of African immigrants are presented. Ethn Dis. 2015;25(3):373- 380.

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“…Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among migrants can influence increased use of condoms [48]. For instance, it was reported that among West African migrants, higher HIV knowledge significantly predicted use of condoms [49]. In the context of health belief model (HBM), those who had inadequate knowledge on transmission and preventive practices, they were prone to face barriers to change their behaviors [50].…”

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Perceived knowledge, attitude towards HIV/AIDS, and sexual behavior among migrant workers in Malaysia: a structural path analysis

Rahman¹,

Arif²,

Safii³

et al. 2021

HIV & AIDS Review

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Background: Acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (AIDS) continues to be a public health challenge. Migrant workers are vulnerable to indulge in high-risk health behaviors. In this context, we analyzed the impact of perceived knowledge and attitude towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS on sexual behavior among migrant workers in Sarawak, Malaysia.Material and methods: Data of 314 migrant workers were collected via face-to-face interview, using a cross-sectional structured questionnaires. Data analysis were done using Stata version 16.0; however, a structural equation model was developed and evaluated with WarpPLs, version 7.0.Results: Hypothetical model of sexual behavior, and perceived knowledge and attitude towards HIV/ AIDS were investigated in the present study. Analysis revealed that both directly and indirectly mediated through attitudes towards HIV/AIDS influence sexual behavior (p < 0.05). Moreover, attitude towards HIV/AIDS directly influenced sexual behavior (p < 0.05). However, knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission did not affect sexual behavior (p > 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that construction workers (p < 0.05) and daily wage (p < 0.001) had an impact on HIV and AIDS knowledge. Type of job such as farming (p < 0.05), daily wage (p < 0.05), and HIV and AIDS knowledge had an impact on attitude towards HIV and AIDS. However, type of job and daily wage appeared to be significant predictors of sexual behavior.Conclusions: Although this study did not describe overall sexual behavior scenario among migrant workers, the findings could support guidelines and policies to developed awareness-creating packages, including HIV/AIDS behavior change communication. That would help to diminish HIV/AIDS vulnerability among migrant workers.

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Exploring HIV Knowledge, Risk and Protective Factors Among West African Forced Migrants in New York City

Cited by 14 publications

References 29 publications

HIV Transmission Dynamics Among Foreign-Born Persons in the United States

HIV Transmission Dynamics Among Foreign-Born Persons in the United States

Cardiometabolic Health in African Immigrants to the United States: A Call to Re-examine Research on African-descent Populations

Perceived knowledge, attitude towards HIV/AIDS, and sexual behavior among migrant workers in Malaysia: a structural path analysis

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