Migrant Women and Female Partners of Male Migrants
1. Interventions are needed for migrant women and female partners of male migrants who are at high risk of HIV acquisition. Studies found that migrants, and female partners of male migrants, are often at high risk of HIV acquisition yet do not use condoms.
Gap noted, for example, in China (Qin et al., 2009, Wang et al., 2007a, Choi et al., 2006); Vietnam (Nguyen et al., 2008c); Tajikistan (Bahromov et al., 2008); Burkina Faso (Khan et al., 2008); Bangladesh (Mercer et al., 2007); Tanzania (Kishamawe et al., 2006).
Qin, Q., G. Ji, J. Xu, Q. Jiang, H. Hong, X. Chu, R. Chen and D. Ye. 2009. “Risk of Sexual HIV Transmission among Wives Left Behind and Wives of Nonmigrant Men in Rural Areas of China.” Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 20 (4): 308-315.