AIDS and Behavior
Volume 20, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 243-261

A Systematic Review of HIV Risk Behaviors and Trauma Among Forced and Unforced Migrant Populations from Low and Middle-Income Countries: State of the Literature and Future Directions (Review)

Michalopoulos L.M.* , Aifah A. , El-Bassel N.
  • a Social Intervention Group, Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 804, Mail Code 4600, New York, NY 10027, United States
  • b Social Intervention Group, Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 804, Mail Code 4600, New York, NY 10027, United States
  • c Social Intervention Group, Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 804, Mail Code 4600, New York, NY 10027, United States

Abstract

The aim of the current systematic review is to examine the relationship between trauma and HIV risk behaviors among both forced and unforced migrant populations from low and middle income countries (LMIC). We conducted a review of studies published from 1995 to 2014. Data were extracted related to (1) the relationship between trauma and HIV risk behaviors, (2) methodological approach, (3) assessment methods, and (4) differences noted between forced and unforced migrants. A total of 340 records were retrieved with 24 studies meeting inclusion criteria. Our review demonstrated an overall relationship between trauma and HIV risk behaviors among migrant populations in LMIC, specifically with sexual violence and sexual risk behavior. However, findings from 10 studies were not in full support of the relationship. Findings from the review suggest that additional research using more rigorous methods is critically needed to understand the nature of the relationship experienced by this key-affected population. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Migrant populations HIV sexual and drug risk behaviors Low and middle income countries trauma

Index Keywords

violence statistics and numerical data HIV Infections refugee Transients and Migrants sexual behavior ethnology poverty Risk-Taking psychology high risk behavior human Humans Refugees migration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84958181290&doi=10.1007%2fs10461-015-1014-1&partnerID=40&md5=ec5c38db75c166e6e10333dc35f9832b
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1014-1
ISSN: 10907165
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English