HIV Risk among Labor Migrants: An in-Depth Study of the Literature Behera Manas Ranjan1,*, Intarak Rattanathorn2 1Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 2Lecturer, St. Theresa International College, Ongkarak, Nakhon-Nayok, Thailand *Corresponding author: Dr Manas Ranjan Behera, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha, India. Email: b.manas03@gmail.com
Online published on 9 January, 2019. Abstract Background This study aimed to identify multilevel strategies associated with HIV risk among labor migrants. Method An extensive literature review from the global data base such as PubMed, google scholar and EBSCO were searched by using key words in various combination such as AIDS, HIV, migration, mobility, migrants and labor migrants. Results The review of the present study revealed that the HIV risk among labor migrants was associated with multilevel determinants. These are of socio-demographic variables, components of knowledge factor, life style and sexual practices. The socio-demographic determinants associated with HIV risk were: age, education, income per month, marital status, pre-and extra marital sex, and cultural norms. The determinants of knowledge factor frequently associated with HIV risk were: awareness towards HIV/AIDS, perspective and perception towards HIV/AIDS and limited condom use. The determinants of lifestyle component most often linked to HIV risk were: history of migration, exposure to pornography and peer influence. Sexual practices frequently related to elevated HIV risk were: sex with commercial sex workers, sex with casual unpaid partners and men having sex with men. Conclusion The result findings across labor migration necessitates the need for multilevel intervention strategies. Also, additional research is required to inform the policy maker and administrator towards development, implementation and evaluation of multilevel intervention that overlaid the prior methodological limitation and build new tailored interventions. Top Keywords HIV, AIDS, HIV risk, migration, labor migration, migration factors. Top |