Research challenges to the study of HIV/AIDS among migrant and immigrant Hispanic populations in the United States

S Deren, M Shedlin, CU Decena, M Mino - Journal of Urban Health, 2005 - Springer
Migrant populations have been found to be at risk of HIV/AIDS. The growth in immigrant and
migrant Hispanic populations in the United States increases the need to enhance …

HIV risk and prevention among Hispanic immigrants in New York: the salience of diversity

S Deren, M Shedlin, SY Kang… - Substance Use & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The importance of identifying differences in HIV risk between Hispanic subgroups is the
focus of this article. Data are drawn from two New York–based HIV-related studies: among …

Immigration and HIV/AIDS in the New York metropolitan area

MG Shedlin, E Drucker, CU Decena, S Hoffman… - Journal of Urban …, 2006 - Springer
Because the HIV pandemic undergoes continual change in its locations and affected
populations, it is crucial to study HIV risk behaviors among mobile and immigrant groups …

Qualitative assessment of HIV prevention challenges and opportunities among Latino immigrant men in a new receiving city

SM Dolwick Grieb, F Desir, A Flores-Miller… - Journal of Immigrant and …, 2015 - Springer
Changing demographics in new receiving communities contributes to a lag time between
the arrival of new immigrants and the development of appropriate services. This scarcity of …

Lessons from the fields: a migrant HIV prevention project

HV McCoy, WWM Hlaing, E Ergon-Rowe… - Public Health …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Migrant and seasonal workers are vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to
poverty, inadequate knowledge of preventive strategies, and lack of access to health care …

Research participant recruitment in Hispanic communities: Lessons learned

MG Shedlin, CU Decena, T Mangadu… - Journal of Immigrant and …, 2011 - Springer
Hidden/special populations such as new immigrants are hard-to-reach due to issues such
as stigma, discrimination, fear of immigration authorities, and cultural norms. Such factors …

HIV-related behaviors among recently immigrated and undocumented Latinas

G Romero, GE Wyatt, D Chin… - … of Community Health …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and intervention efforts have widened in recent years to
include minorities and women, partly in response to the rise of infection among these groups …

State and local policies as a structural and modifiable determinant of HIV vulnerability among Latino migrants in the United States

M Galeucia, JS Hirsch - American Journal of Public …, 2016 - ajph.aphapublications.org
We explore how state and local policies in labor, health, education, language, community
and neighborhood environments, deportation, and state-authorized identification can reduce …

HIV risk behaviors and sociodemographic features of HIV-infected Latinos residing in a new Latino settlement area in the Southeastern United States

AM Dennis, JB Wheeler, E Valera… - AIDS care, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The Southeastern United States (US) has a rapidly growing Latino population, yet little is
known about HIV-infected Latinos in the region. To help inform future prevention studies, we …

Assessing the HIV/AIDS health services needs of African immigrants to Houston

L Rosenthal, DP Scott, Z Kelleta, A Zikarge… - AIDS Education and …, 2003 - Guilford Press
This study investigated HIV/AIDS knowledge, risk behaviors and perceptions, and access to
services among Black immigrants from more than 20 African nations to Houston, Texas …