Health and Place
Volume 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-15

South Asian migrant women and HIV/STIs: Knowledge, attitudes and practices and the role of sexual power (Article)

Gagnon A.J.* , Merry L. , Bocking J. , Rosenberg E. , Oxman-Martinez J.
  • a School of Nursing, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, 3506 University Street, Montréal, Canada
  • b School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
  • c School of Nursing, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
  • d Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, St Mary's Hospital Center, Montréal, Canada
  • e Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la violence familiale et la violence faite aux femmes (CR, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

Abstract

Differences in relationship power dynamics or migration factors may affect knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in resettling Migrant women. A sample of 122 women and men born in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan or Bangladesh and residing in Montreal completed questionnaires on HIV/STI KAP and decision-making power Within sexual relationships. Knowledge gaps and stigmatizing attitudes were found. STI/HIV information available in one's language and other educational strategies that consider women's Power may improve KAP among South Asian migrant women. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Attitudes Sexually transmitted diseases Practices HIV Immigration and emigration Health knowledge

Index Keywords

Pakistan immigrant sexual behavior Human immunodeficiency virus infection Indian human immigration sex difference access to information controlled study priority journal Human immunodeficiency virus attitude to AIDS sexually transmitted disease Sri Lanka public attitude North America womens status knowledge management male Canada female emigration questionnaire stigma Article adult health education Bangladesh Asian immigrant decision making attitude to health Quebec [Canada] womens health Montreal
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70449524227&doi=10.1016%2fj.healthplace.2009.06.009&partnerID=40&md5=c6785caf9709ab49f003f95c0a67185e
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.06.009
ISSN: 13538292
Cited by: 18
Original Language: English