Social Contexts of Risk Behaviors for HIV Among Male, Unskilled, Unregistered Laborers in Urban Vietnam

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4614745
AutoresVan Huy Nguyen (0000-0001-6724-1552, Hanoi Medical University), Huy Van Nguyen (0000-0001-6826-6188, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam), Michael P Dunne (0000-0001-9041-4802, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), Joseph Debattista (0000-0001-9998-7359, MetroNorth Health Service District, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), Tran Hien Nguyen (National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology), Tran Nguyen (0000-0002-9904-1501, National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology), Thi Minh An Dao (Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Año2012
Volumen22
Número7
Páginas871-879
Fecha de publicación2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732311424510
PMID22068045
OpenAlexW2166932323
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas13

In Vietnam there has been relatively little success in controlling the HIV epidemic, in part because the subpopulations most exposed to the virus are often difficult to engage in prevention research and programs. In this qualitative study we explored social contexts shaping HIV risk behaviors among Vietnamese men involved in unskilled, unregistered, and low-income labor in urban settings. Based on self-disclosed behaviors, it is clear that these men were at high risk of sexually transmitted infection (STI). Evidence emerged from the interview data highlighting equivalent influences of individual psychological factors, social integration, social barriers, and accessibility regarding drug use and sexual risk behavior. Psychological influences such as tedium, distress, fatalism and revenge, and the strong effects of collective decision making and fear of social isolation appeared important for these men living on the economic and social margins of this rapidly urbanizing society. The study findings suggest directions for research and culturally appropriate HIV preventive education and services for these men

Developmental psychology · Fatalism · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social isolation · Social support · Sociology · Vietnamese · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology