Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 809-817

Social Support and HIV Risks Among Migrant and Non-Migrant Market Workers in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Article)

Mergenova G.* , Shaw S.A. , Terlikbayeva A. , Gilbert L. , Gensburg L. , Primbetova S. , El-Bassel N.
  • a Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University, Almaty, United States
  • b Brigham Young University School of Social Work, Provo, UT, United States
  • c Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University, Almaty, United States
  • d Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, United States
  • e Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, United States
  • f Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University, Almaty, United States
  • g Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, United States

Abstract

Migration processes are listed within the primary factors facilitating the heterosexual spread of HIV. The study examines the relationship between social support, sexual HIV risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among 1342 male migrant and non-migrant market workers from Barakholka Market in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Results: (1) higher level of perceived social support [Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) Social Support Instrument (ESSI score)] was associated with a lower likelihood of having sex with a female sex worker (FSW) [OR = 0.952 (0.927, 0.978) p <.001]; (2) higher availability of friends was associated with a higher likelihood of having STIs [OR = 1.244 (1.007, 1.537), p <.05]; (3) larger network size was associated with a higher likelihood of having STIs [OR = 1.201 (1.026, 1.407), p <.05]; (4) loneliness was associated with an increased likelihood of having unprotected sex with any female partner [RR = 1.102 (1.027, 1.182), p <.05]. Results suggest that social support factors should be considered as a component of HIV and STI prevention programs for male migrant workers from Central Asia in Kazakhstan. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Social support Sexual risk behavior loneliness migrant Central Asia Kazakhstan

Index Keywords

HIV Infections sexual behavior Human immunodeficiency virus infection human epidemiology statistics and numerical data social support ethnology sex worker sexually transmitted disease Sexually Transmitted Diseases Young Adult Humans psychology male Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics high risk behavior adult migration Sex Workers Transients and Migrants Kazakhstan Health Risk Behaviors
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994765129&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0529-5&partnerID=40&md5=c2004876b62e281cdfc23fc446eb6624
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0529-5
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English