Transient Populations: Linking HIV, Migrant Workers, and South African Male Inmates

Risk factors associated with the spread of HIV are common among South Africa's transient populations-migrant workers and prisoners. Social ills in South Africa have yielded a growing transient population. Importantly, the migrant workers and prisoners in this population are likely to subscribe...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2009-05, Vol.20 (2), p.40-52
Main Authors: Essuon, Aba D, Simmons, David S, Stephens, Torrance T, Richter, Donna, Lindley, Lisa L, Braithwaite, Ronald L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Camps
Community Health Services
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - transmission
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Males
Men
Migraine Disorders - epidemiology
Migrant Workers
Migrants
Migration
Prisoners
Prisoners - statistics & numerical data
Prisons
Prisons - statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Sexual behavior
Social Integration
South Africa
South Africa - epidemiology
Time Factors
Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Risk factors associated with the spread of HIV are common among South Africa's transient populations-migrant workers and prisoners. Social ills in South Africa have yielded a growing transient population. Importantly, the migrant workers and prisoners in this population are likely to subscribe to masculine beliefs. Migrants have proven to be an effective bridge in the spread of HIV from high-risk to low-risk populations. Although a relationship between the populations has yet to be established, the circumstances of migrant camps are similar to those of prison camps. Given the high levels of HIV in South Africa and the parallels between migrants (a population whose great HIV threat to the general community has already been established) and prisoners, the integration of former male inmates into the community may pose serious public health concerns.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.0.0157