Risk perception and vulnerability to STIs and HIV/AIDS among immigrant Latin-American women in Canada

dc.creatorOchoa Marín, Sandra Catalina
dc.creatorSampalis, John
dc.date2023-03-14T19:25:01Z
dc.date2023-03-14T19:25:01Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-23T17:41:23Z
dc.date.available2024-04-23T17:41:23Z
dc.identifierOchoa SC, Sampalis J. Risk perception and vulnerability to STIs and HIV/AIDS among immigrant Latin-American women in Canada. Cult Health Sex. 2014;16(4):412-25. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2014.884632.
dc.identifier1369-1058
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10495/33990
dc.identifier10.1080/13691058.2014.884632
dc.identifier1464-5351
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9229712
dc.descriptionABSTRACT: This paper describes the migratory experiences of Latin American migrant women living in Canada, their perceptions of the risk of HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and barriers to accessing healthcare services. We conducted 25 in-depth interviews with Latin American migrant women living in Montreal, Canada. The majority of participants were permanent residents and refugee status claimants. Women’s experiences in Canada were characterised by uncertainty, deception and fraud, separation from their families and feelings of discrimination. Women’s risk perception of HIV/AIDS/STIs involved relations of gender inequalities of power. Women who did not perceive themselves to be at risk were those who had a stable partner who they felt they could trust. The majority of women reported difficulties in accessing sexual and reproductive health services. Women’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS/STIs was determined by: experiences during their lifecourse; their migratory status, which was associated with sexual abuse, abuse at work, language barriers and lack of social support networks; and their ability to Access health services. The provision of health services to this population must focus on sexual and reproductive health needs and should do so from a multicultural perspective that takes into account the changes associated with the migration process.
dc.descriptionCOL0146822
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherInternational Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society
dc.publisherGrupo de Investigación la Práctica de Enfermería en el Contexto Social
dc.publisherLondres, Inglaterra
dc.relationCult. Health. Sex.
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectSíndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
dc.subjectAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
dc.subjectCanadá - epidemiología
dc.subjectCanada - epidemiology
dc.subjectEnfermedades de Transmisión Sexual
dc.subjectSexually Transmitted Diseases
dc.subjectEmigrantes e Inmigrantes
dc.subjectEmigrants and Immigrants
dc.subjectInfecciones por VIH
dc.subjectHIV Infections
dc.subjectConocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subjectAccesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
dc.subjectHealth Services Accessibility
dc.subjectHispánicos o Latinos
dc.subjectHispanic or Latino
dc.subjectVulnerabilidad Sexual
dc.subjectSexual Vulnerability
dc.titleRisk perception and vulnerability to STIs and HIV/AIDS among immigrant Latin-American women in Canada
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.typehttps://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/ART
dc.typeArtículo de investigación


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