Alcohol use, expectancies and HIV-related sexual risk: a cross-sectional survey of male migrant workers in South India

Male migrant workers (MMWs) in India are vulnerable to developing alcohol-related problems and engaging in unprotected sex, putting them at risk of HIV. Research has shown that alcohol-related expectancies mediate vulnerability to alcoholism. We examined which expectancies were associated with sexua...

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Published in:AIDS care 2018-05, Vol.30 (5), p.656-662
Main Authors: Steward, Wayne T., Satyanarayana, Veena A., Heylen, Elsa, Srikrishnan, Aylur K., Vasudevan, Canjeevaram K., Krishnan, Gopal, Solomon, Davidson, Ekstrand, Maria L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Intoxication - epidemiology
Alcoholism
Condoms
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drinking behavior
Drug abuse
expectancies
Expectancy
Health risks
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
India - epidemiology
Male
Men
Mens health
Migrant workers
migrants
Municipalities
Norms
Prevention programs
Prostitution
Risk
Risk reduction
Risk taking
Safe sexual practices
Sex
Sex Workers
Sexual Partners
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data
Unsafe Sex - statistics & numerical data
Vulnerability
Workers
Young Adult
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Summary:Male migrant workers (MMWs) in India are vulnerable to developing alcohol-related problems and engaging in unprotected sex, putting them at risk of HIV. Research has shown that alcohol-related expectancies mediate vulnerability to alcoholism. We examined which expectancies were associated with sexual risk and drinking. We surveyed 1085 heterosexual MMWs in two South Indian municipalities, assessing expectancies, sex under the influence, and unprotected sex with female sex workers (FSW) and casual female partners in the prior 30 days. Men more strongly endorsed positive than negative expectancies (t = 53.59, p 
ISSN:0954-0121
1360-0451
DOI:10.1080/09540121.2017.1394964