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Monogamy and Secondary Sexual Partnerships Among Afro-Amerindian Immigrant Women in New York City: A Qualitative Study

Abstract  

In New York City, HIV is increasingly concentrated in the foreign-born population, necessitating a greater exploration of
the mechanisms through which changes in behavior and risk for HIV occur within migrant populations. Interviews were conducted
with 22 Honduran-born Garifuna women to explore partnerships, sexual behaviors, and HIV risk in the context of migration,
and transcripts were coded by thematic analysis procedures. Five themes emerged: (1) migration ends relationships, (2) new
relationships in the U.S. form because of material and psychological needs, (3) secondary sexual partnerships are a man’s
issue, (4) female secondary sexual partnership participation as a marker of equality, and (5) monogamy due to a lack of time.
These findings suggest that greater attention be paid to women’s participation in secondary sexual partnerships for purposes
other than economic need, and demonstrate a need for HIV interventions that are based in an understanding of how the social
context of migration affects sexual behaviors.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10903-012-9615-5
  • Authors
    • Suzanne M. Dolwick Grieb, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 624 N. Broadway, Room 753, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    • Jaughna Nielsen-Bobbit, EngenderHealth, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    • Journal Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
    • Online ISSN 1557-1920
    • Print ISSN 1557-1912
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 04/07/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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