International Journal of STD and AIDS
Volume 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 245-250

Concurrent partnerships and sexual risk taking among African and Caribbean migrant populations in the Netherlands (Article)

van Veen M.G. , Schaalma H. , van Leeuwen A.P. , Prins M. , de Zwart O. , van de Laar M.J.W. , Hospers H.J.
  • a Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, Netherlands
  • b Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology, Maastricht, Netherlands
  • c Municipal Health Service, Hague, United States
  • d Health Service Amsterdam, United States, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • e Public Health Service Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • f European Centre for Prevention and Disease Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
  • g Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology, Maastricht, Netherlands

Abstract

Summary: Concurrent partnerships have been recognized as a determinant for the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We studied the association of concurrent partnerships with sexual behaviour among heterosexual Caribbean and African migrants, who account for a disproportionate burden of STIs and HIV in the Netherlands. Of 1792 migrants, 15% reported concurrent sexual partners in the previous six months. In multivariate multinomial analyses, women were less likely to have concurrent partners than men and they were less likely than men to use condoms with concurrent partners. We could not identify an association with the observed HIV prevalence; however, migrants with concurrent partners were less likely to be tested for HIV. Of migrants tested for STIs, one in three migrants with concurrent partners was diagnosed with an STI. Prevention targeting migrants should address the promotion of HIV/STI testing and stress the potential acceleration of HIV and STI epidemics due to concurrency.

Author Keywords

Caribbean STI African Migrants Netherlands Concurrency HIV Sexual risk behaviour

Index Keywords

Netherlands sexual behavior Human immunodeficiency virus infection health promotion sex difference human condom priority journal African Caribbean African American sexually transmitted disease male female Multivariate Analysis population research Article high risk behavior infection control major clinical study adult migration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79957735454&doi=10.1258%2fijsa.2009.008511&partnerID=40&md5=73fd357ec352abc101d0390a0e2d22ee
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.008511
ISSN: 09564624
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English