The objective of this paper
was to identify factors related to the use of HIV testing among cross border
migrants in Thailand. Two measures of vulnerability (social integration and
legal/economic status) as well as HIV knowledge, risk behaviour, and demographic
factors were tested for association with HIV testing.
Data were drawn from a
survey of 2600 sexually active migrants age 15-59 in multiple provinces of
Thailand. The measures of social integration (AOR = 1.14(95 % CI
1.09, 1.20) female; AOR = 1.12 (95 %CI 1.05, 1.19) male) and
legal-income status (AOR = 1.12 (95 % CI 1.07, 1.18) female;
AOR = 1.31 (95 %CI 1.20, 1.42) male) were positively related to
the odds of reporting an HIV test for both male and female migrants. Exposure
to AIDS programming including attending an AIDS meeting and possessing AIDS
knowledge was also related to an increase in HIV testing.
In addition,
reproductive health factors including sexual risk behavior and childbirth
increased the rate of HIV testing.
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By:
- 1Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. kford@umich.edu.
- 2School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1925 Lorraine Place, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA. kford@umich.edu.
- 3Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
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