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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 1/2014

01-01-2014 | Original Paper

Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Mayan Women in Rural Guatemala Whose Partners are Migrant Workers

Authors: Janet M. Ikeda, Jessica R. Schaffer, Maria L. Sac Ixcot, Kimberly Page, Norman Hearst

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) are of concern in Mayan districts of Guatemala in which labor migration is common. This study assessed whether the migration status of men is associated with reported STI symptoms among their female primary partners. In a multivariate analysis of survey data taken from a larger Mayan sexual health study, the odds of reporting STI symptoms were twofold higher among women who reported that their partner migrated (OR 2.08, 95 % CI, 1.16–3.71), compared to women whose partners did not. Women from the Mam and Kaqchikel ethnolinguistic groups reported higher rates of STI symptoms after adjustment for their partners’ migration status.
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Metadata
Title
Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Mayan Women in Rural Guatemala Whose Partners are Migrant Workers
Authors
Janet M. Ikeda
Jessica R. Schaffer
Maria L. Sac Ixcot
Kimberly Page
Norman Hearst
Publication date
01-01-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0592-z

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