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

Mellini, Laura; Poglia Mileti, Francesca; Sulstarova, Brikela; Villani, Michela; Singy, Pascal

doi:10.1080/19317611.2019.1695697

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

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Mellini, Laura ORCID Department of Social Sciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland;
Poglia Mileti, Francesca ORCID Department of Social Sciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland;
Sulstarova, Brikela Department of Social Sciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland;
Villani, Michela ORCID Department of Social Sciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland;
Singy, Pascal Psychiatric Liaison Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

2019

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International Journal of Sexual Health. - Taylor & Francis. - 2019, vol. 32, no. 1, p. 33-39

Environmental and Occupational Health

English Objectives: This study explores the intimate relationship context in which subSaharan young immigrants (18-25) adopt HIV sexual risk behaviors.
Methods: Qualitative data from 37 in-depth semistructured interviews and 2
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.

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