HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors and Intimate Relationships among Sub-Saharan Immigrants in CH

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HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors and Intimate Relationships among Young Sub-Saharan Immigrants in Switzerland: A Brief Report

Objectives: This study explores the intimate relationship context in which sub-Saharan young immigrants (18–25) adopt HIV sexual risk behaviors. Methods: Qualitative data from 37 in-depth semistructured interviews and two focus groups were analyzed through an inductive approach and constant comparative analyses. Results: HIV sexual risk behaviors occurred in four types of intimate relationships. However, reasons for taking risks varied by relationship type and also depended on material resources, as well as interactional, cultural, and social dimensions related to sexual socialization and migration. Conclusions: Findings support the importance of considering the intimate relationship context to understand how HIV sexual risk behaviors occur.

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Publisher:

Taylor & Francis, International Journal of Sexual Health Volume 32, 2020 - Issue 1

Languages:

English

City:

London

Year:

2019

Research labels:

Childhood – adolescence
Sexuality
Health – medicine
Migration – asylum

Subjects:

Sociology, Sociolinguistic

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