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Alcohol use, expectancies and HIV-related sexual risk: a cross-sectional survey of male migrant workers in South India
- Source :
- AIDS care, vol 30, iss 5
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- eScholarship, University of California, 2018.
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Abstract
- Male migrant workers (MMWs) in India are vulnerable to developing alcohol-related problems and engaging in unprotected sex, putting them at risk of HIV. Research has shown that alcohol-related expectancies mediate vulnerability to alcoholism. We examined which expectancies were associated with sexual risk and drinking. We surveyed 1085 heterosexual MMWs in two South Indian municipalities, assessing expectancies, sex under the influence, and unprotected sex with female sex workers (FSW) and casual female partners in the prior 30 days. Men more strongly endorsed positive than negative expectancies (t = 53.59, p
- Subjects :
- Male
and promotion of well-being
Health (social science)
Casual
Cross-sectional study
Vulnerability
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
HIV Infections
migrants
medicine.disease_cause
Logistic regression
Alcohol Use and Health
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Psychology
030212 general & internal medicine
Aetiology
Sexual risk
Pediatric
Expectancy theory
Transients and Migrants
Substance Abuse
Alcoholism
Infectious Diseases
Sexual Partners
Public Health and Health Services
HIV/AIDS
Public Health
social and economic factors
Infection
0305 other medical science
Alcohol
Adult
Social Psychology
Alcohol Drinking
expectancies
India
men
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Clinical Research
2.3 Psychological
Behavioral and Social Science
medicine
Humans
030505 public health
Sex Workers
Unsafe Sex
business.industry
Prevention
Migrant workers
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
HIV
Prevention of disease and conditions
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sexually Transmitted Infections
3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing
business
Alcoholic Intoxication
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- AIDS care, vol 30, iss 5
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....893d09320f9c30e558b33cf396a9d7f7