Titre :
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Loneliness as a Sexual Risk Factor for Male Mexican Migrant Workers. (2009)
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Auteurs :
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Miguel MUNOZ-LABOY ;
Jennifer-S Hirsch ;
Arturo QUISPE-LAZARO
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 99, n° 5, 2009)
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Pagination :
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802-810
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Prise de risque
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Comportement sexuel
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Facteur risque
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Mexique
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Homme
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Migrant
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Ouvrier
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Amérique
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Amérique centrale
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS A8CR0xqk. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. HIV/AIDs risk among migrant workers is often examined through individual determinants with limited consideration of social context. We used data from systematic ethnographic observations, structured interviews (n=50), and life history interviews (n=10) to examine the relationship between loneliness and HIV/AIDS risk for recently arrived (within the last 3 years) male Mexican migrant workers in New York City. Higher levels of loneliness were strongly associated with frequency of sexual risk behavior (r=0.64 ; P=008). From our ethnographic observations, we found that loneliness was a dominant element in workers'migration experience and that 2 different kinds of social spaces served as supportive environments for dealing with loneliness : bars or dance clubs and Catholic churches. Loneliness should be addressed as a critical factor in reducing HIV/AIDS risk among Mexican male migrant workers.
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