HIV Risk and Gender in Jamaica’s Homeless Population
| Autor: | Uki Atkinson, Dahlia Cole, Willi McFarland, Sharlene Beckford Jarrett, Nicola Skyers |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Popis: | Rigorous HIV-related data for the homeless population in Jamaica is limited. A cross-sectional survey using a venue-based sampling approach was conducted in 2015 to derive HIV prevalence and associated risk factors. Three hundred twenty-three homeless persons from the parishes of St. James, St. Ann, Kingston, and St. Andrew (the main urban centers) participated. HIV prevalence was 13.8%, with a difference in gender (males 11.6%, females 26.7%, P = .007). Sex work, multiple partnerships, incarceration, non-injecting drug use, and female rape were common among the participants. Long-term, multilayered, HIV-specific, female-focused interventions are required for the population, along with additional female-centric research. |
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