HIV transmission risk among sub-Saharan Africans in London travelling to their countries of origin.
KA Fenton;
M Chinouya;
O Davidson;
A Copas;
MAYISHA research team;
(2001)
HIV transmission risk among sub-Saharan Africans in London travelling to their countries of origin.
AIDS (London, England), 15 (11).
pp. 1442-1445.
ISSN 0269-9370
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200107270-00017
Migrant black African communities bear the brunt of heterosexual HIV/AIDS epidemic in the UK. This study confirms the close links that exist between UK resident black Africans and their countries of origin. A total of 43% of men and 46% of women visited their home countries within the last five years. While there, men were more likely than women to have acquired a new sexual partner. Previous diagnosis with a sexually transmitted disease, and the use of condoms at last intercourse were independently associated with this practice. This represents a potential risk of HIV transmission, and highlights an area for targeted health promotion within these communities.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Africa South of the Sahara, ethnology, Condoms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, HIV Infections, ethnology, transmission, Heterosexuality, ethnology, Humans, London, epidemiology, Male, Safe Sex, Sexual Partners, Socioeconomic Factors, Travel |
| ISI | 170055500019 |