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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2/2013

01-04-2013 | Original Paper

Monogamy and Secondary Sexual Partnerships Among Afro-Amerindian Immigrant Women in New York City: A Qualitative Study

Authors: Suzanne M. Dolwick Grieb, Jaughna Nielsen-Bobbit

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

In New York City, HIV is increasingly concentrated in the foreign-born population, necessitating a greater exploration of the mechanisms through which changes in behavior and risk for HIV occur within migrant populations. Interviews were conducted with 22 Honduran-born Garifuna women to explore partnerships, sexual behaviors, and HIV risk in the context of migration, and transcripts were coded by thematic analysis procedures. Five themes emerged: (1) migration ends relationships, (2) new relationships in the U.S. form because of material and psychological needs, (3) secondary sexual partnerships are a man’s issue, (4) female secondary sexual partnership participation as a marker of equality, and (5) monogamy due to a lack of time. These findings suggest that greater attention be paid to women’s participation in secondary sexual partnerships for purposes other than economic need, and demonstrate a need for HIV interventions that are based in an understanding of how the social context of migration affects sexual behaviors.
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Metadata
Title
Monogamy and Secondary Sexual Partnerships Among Afro-Amerindian Immigrant Women in New York City: A Qualitative Study
Authors
Suzanne M. Dolwick Grieb
Jaughna Nielsen-Bobbit
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9615-5

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