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Journal of Urban Health
Published in: Journal of Urban Health 1/2018

01-02-2018

Sexual Risks and Policing among Male Migrant and Non-migrant Market Vendors in Central Asia

Authors: Phillip Marotta, Nabila El-Bassel, Assel Terlikbayeva, Gaukhar Mergenova, Sholpan Primbetova, Elwin Wu, Louisa Gilbert

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

The following study examined associations between sexual risk behaviors and policing among external migrant, internal migrant, and non-migrant male market workers in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Negative binomial regression and logistic regressions examined associations between sexual risk behaviors and policing (questioning by market officials and migration police, and arrest) for 1342 external, internal, and non-migrant workers recruited using respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Incidence rate ratios (IRR) and adjusted odds ratios (OR) were stratified by migration status. External migrants were more likely than non-migrants to experience questioning by market officials (IRR = 2.07, p<0.01), migration police (IRR = 3.60, p<0.001), and arrest (OR = 5.32, p<0.001). When stratified by migration status, being under the influence of drugs or alcohol (IRR = 3.04, p<0.01) and sex with men (IRR = 2.71, p<0.05) were associated with being questioned or harassed by market police among external migrants. External migrant who reported having more than one sex partner while traveling were also more likely to report being arrested than external migrants (OR = 3.92, p<0.05). Meeting HIV prevention needs of labor migrants demands acknowledging the role of policing and allocating sufficient resources to support the implementation of HIV prevention programs in these settings.
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Metadata
Title
Sexual Risks and Policing among Male Migrant and Non-migrant Market Vendors in Central Asia
Authors
Phillip Marotta
Nabila El-Bassel
Assel Terlikbayeva
Gaukhar Mergenova
Sholpan Primbetova
Elwin Wu
Louisa Gilbert
Publication date
01-02-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Urban Health / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-017-0171-0

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