Two sides of the same story: alcohol use and HIV risk taking in South India

DC Rodríguez, AK Krishnan, N Kumarasamy… - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
This qualitative study examines the role of alcohol in sexual risk among male migrant
workers and female sex workers in two South Indian states. Most men reported using …

Alcohol and sexual risk behavior among migrant female sex workers and male workers in districts with high in-migration from four high HIV prevalence states in India

RK Verma, N Saggurti, AK Singh, SN Swain - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
This paper examines the association between alcohol use and sexual risk in two critical
migrant populations living within the same geographical areas—migrant men and female …

Alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors in a migrant worker community

HV McCoy, N Shehadeh, M Rubens - Journal of immigrant and minority …, 2016 - Springer
There are not many studies exploring the association between alcohol use and risky sexual
behaviors among migrant workers. This study analyzed how changes in alcohol use was …

Factors associated with high-risk behaviour among migrants in the state of Maharashtra, India

N Rao, L Jeyaseelan, A Joy, VS Kumar… - Journal of biosocial …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Studies among migrants show that they are more susceptible to HIV infection than the
general population and thereby spread the epidemic from high prevalence to low …

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

WT Steward, VA Satyanarayana, E Heylen… - AIDS care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Alcohol consumption patterns and sexual risk behavior among female sex workers in two South Indian communities

A Heravian, R Solomon, G Krishnan… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: HIV transmission in India is primarily heterosexual and there is a
concentrated HIV epidemic among female sex workers (FSWs). Earlier reports demonstrate …

Determinants of alcohol use, risky sexual behavior and sexual health problems among men in low income communities of Mumbai, India

SK Singh, JJ Schensul, K Gupta, B Maharana… - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
This paper summarizes the main results of the survey component of a mixed methods study
of alcohol and sexual risk in a general population of young men 18–29 residing in low …

Alcohol use and sex risk behaviors among HIV-infected female sex workers (FSWs) and HIV-infected male clients of FSWs in India

JH Samet, CA Pace, DM Cheng, S Coleman… - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
Unprotected heterosexual transactional sex plays a central role in the spread of HIV in India.
Given alcohol's association with risky sex in other populations and alcohol's role in HIV …

Alcohol use by men is a risk factor for the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus from female sex workers in Mumbai, India

P Madhivanan, A Hernandez, A Gogate… - Sexually transmitted …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We investigated whether men who were under the influence of alcohol when
visiting female sex workers (FSW) were at greater risk for sexually transmitted infections …

The effects of husband's alcohol consumption on married women in three low-income areas of greater Mumbai

MJ Berg, D Kremelberg, P Dwivedi, S Verma… - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
Gender-based violence rooted in norms, socialization practices, structural factors, and
policies that underlie men's abusive practices against married women in India is …