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Loneliness as a sexual risk factor for male Mexican migrant workers

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  • Muñoz-Laboy, M.
  • Hirsch, J.S.
  • Quispe-Lazaro, A.

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HIV/AIDs risk among migrant workers is often examined through individual determinants with limited consideration of social context. We used data from systematic ethnographic observations, structured interviews (n=50), and life history interviews (n=10) to examine the relationship between loneliness and HIV/AIDS risk for recently arrived (within the last 3 years) male Mexican migrant workers in New York City. Higher levels of loneliness were strongly associated with frequency of sexual risk behavior (r=0.64; P=.008). From our ethnographic observations, we found that loneliness was a dominant element in workers' migration experience and that 2 different kinds of social spaces served as supportive environments for dealing with loneliness: bars or dance clubs and Catholic churches. Loneliness should be addressed as a critical factor in reducing HIV/AIDS risk among Mexican male migrant workers.

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  • Muñoz-Laboy, M. & Hirsch, J.S. & Quispe-Lazaro, A., 2009. "Loneliness as a sexual risk factor for male Mexican migrant workers," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(5), pages 802-810.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2007.122283_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.122283
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    3. Ratcliffe, John & Kanaan, Mona & Galdas, Paul, 2023. "Reconceptualising men's loneliness: An interpretivist interview study of UK-based men," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 332(C).
    4. Ullmann, S. Heidi & Goldman, Noreen & Massey, Douglas S., 2011. "Healthier before they migrate, less healthy when they return? The health of returned migrants in Mexico," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 73(3), pages 421-428, August.
    5. Patterson, Andrew C. & Veenstra, Gerry, 2010. "Loneliness and risk of mortality: A longitudinal investigation in Alameda County, California," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 71(1), pages 181-186, July.

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