TY - JOUR
T1 - Traumatic Events and HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Migrant and Non-Migrant Male Market Workers in Central Asia
AU - Michalopoulos, Lynn Murphy
AU - Jiwatram-Negron, Tina
AU - Gilbert, Louisa
AU - Shaw, Stacey A.
AU - Brelsford, Alyssa
AU - Terlikbayeva, Assel
AU - Primbetova, Sholpan
AU - El-Bassel, Nabila
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This study was funded by the National Institute of Health, NIMH R01 MH082684 to Dr. Nabila El-Bassel. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Dr. Jiwatram-Negrón acknowledges the partial support received from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32-DA007233) and Vivian A. and James L. Curtis School of Social Work Research and Training Center at the University of Michigan.
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PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - We examined potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and the relationship between PTEs and HIV risk behaviors among male market workers in Kazakhstan, comparing Kazakhstani to external migrants. Using respondent-driven sampling, participants were 1342 male marketplace workers in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Univariate, bivariate, and logistic regressions were conducted. We found high prevalence of PTEs among participants, and significant differences between PTEs and HIV risk by migrant status. Kazakhstanis reporting 1–2 or three-or-more traumatic events were more likely to report engaging in sex trading, compared to Kazakhstanis who reported no PTEs (OR = 3.65, CI 1.20–11.11, p = 0.022; OR = 8.17, 95% CI 2.66–25.09, p = 0.000, respectively). Kazakhstanis who reported three-or-more PTEs were more likely to report unprotected sex (OR = 2.17, CI 2.17–3.89, p = 0.009). Results did not support this relationship among external migrants. Findings underscore the need for attention on services that address trauma and HIV risk among this population and more research to understand differences by migrant status.
AB - We examined potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and the relationship between PTEs and HIV risk behaviors among male market workers in Kazakhstan, comparing Kazakhstani to external migrants. Using respondent-driven sampling, participants were 1342 male marketplace workers in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Univariate, bivariate, and logistic regressions were conducted. We found high prevalence of PTEs among participants, and significant differences between PTEs and HIV risk by migrant status. Kazakhstanis reporting 1–2 or three-or-more traumatic events were more likely to report engaging in sex trading, compared to Kazakhstanis who reported no PTEs (OR = 3.65, CI 1.20–11.11, p = 0.022; OR = 8.17, 95% CI 2.66–25.09, p = 0.000, respectively). Kazakhstanis who reported three-or-more PTEs were more likely to report unprotected sex (OR = 2.17, CI 2.17–3.89, p = 0.009). Results did not support this relationship among external migrants. Findings underscore the need for attention on services that address trauma and HIV risk among this population and more research to understand differences by migrant status.
KW - Central Asia
KW - HIV sexual risk
KW - Migration
KW - Potentially traumatic events
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U2 - 10.1007/s10461-018-2047-z
DO - 10.1007/s10461-018-2047-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 29411228
AN - SCOPUS:85041561080
SN - 1090-7165
VL - 22
SP - 3480
EP - 3490
JO - AIDS and Behavior
JF - AIDS and Behavior
IS - 11
ER -