HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors and Intimate Relationships among Young Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Switzerland

A Brief Report

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19543739
AutoresLaura Mellini (0000-0001-9458-4542, University of Fribourg, autor correspondente), Francesca Poglia Mileti (0000-0002-5942-0443, University of Fribourg), Brikela Sulstarova (University of Fribourg), Michela Villani (0000-0002-5591-8930, University of Fribourg), Pascal Singy (University of Lausanne)
Ano2020
Volume32
Fascículo1
Páginas33-39
Data de publicação2020-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Sexual Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1931-7611 • E-ISSN: 1931-762X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19317611.2019.1695697
OpenAlexW2990905253
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas14

Objectives: This study explores the intimate relationship context in which sub-Saharan young immigrants (18–25) adopt HIV sexual risk behaviors. Methods: Qualitative data from 37 in-depth semistructured interviews and two focus groups were analyzed through an inductive approach and constant comparative analyses. Results: HIV sexual risk behaviors occurred in four types of intimate relationships. However, reasons for taking risks varied by relationship type and also depended on material resources, as well as interactional, cultural, and social dimensions related to sexual socialization and migration. Conclusions: Findings support the importance of considering the intimate relationship context to understand how HIV sexual risk behaviors occur

Developmental psychology · Focus group · Geography · Immigration · Qualitative research · Sexual behavior · Socialization · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology