Re: FYI, an abstract and article of potential interest.

[Guest guest]

From: Painter,

M. (CDC)

Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:41

AM

migrant health research group

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FYI, an abstract and article of potential interest.

FYI….

An abstract and article of potential interest.

AIDS and Behavior 2007 Mar 21;

[Epub ahead of print]

Connecting The Dots: When the

Risks of HIV/STD Infection Appear High But the Burden of Infection Is Not

Known-The Case of Male Latino Migrants in the Southern United States.

Painter

TM.

Prevention Research Branch,

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for Hepatitis, HIV, STD, and

TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road,

NE, Mailstop E-37, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA, tcp2@....

Between

1990 and 2000, the number of Latinos in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina,

South Carolina, and Tennessee, states that had no or small Latino populations

in 1990, increased by more than 300% on average. Several of these states

(referred to as rapid growth states) have high AIDS/STD case rates. Compared to

Latinos in states with well-established Latino populations and Latinos

nationwide, those in rapid growth states are more often males, young,

foreign-born, and recent arrivals who travel without females. The typical

Latino in rapid growth states is a young male migrant. Although these migrants

may be at risk of HIV/STD infection, little is known about the risk factors

that affect them. To clarify this picture, a database search was conducted to

identify studies of HIV/STD infection and/or risk factors among rural and urban-based

Latino migrants in the six rapid growth states. This qualitative review

examines ten studies that were conducted in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina,

and South Carolina. Five of the studies screened for HIV and/or syphilis

infection and provide some information on risk factors; five studies describe

risk factors only. Most of those studies that describe risk factors provide

evidence that male Latino migrants in rural and urban settings of rapid growth

states are vulnerable to HIV/STD infection through heterosexual contacts.

However, many of the studies fail to provide sufficient information on other

risk factors, and all but one of the studies that screened migrants for HIV or

STD infection were conducted between 1988 and 1991. There is an urgent need for

updated information on HIV/STD infection and the social-behavioral and

situational risk factors that affect male Latino migrants in rapid growth

states of the South.

<<PainterMigrantsSouthUS07+.pdf>>

[Guest guest]

Way to go Tom! I printed it out to read it. Thank you very much for this

contribution.

Alayne

Painter, (CDC/CCID/NCHHSTP) wrote:

>

> FYI…. An abstract and article of potential interest.

> AIDS and Behavior 2007 Mar 21; [Epub ahead of print]

> Connecting The Dots: When the Risks of HIV/STD Infection Appear High

> But the Burden of Infection Is Not Known-The Case of Male Latino

> Migrants in the Southern United States.

>

> Painter TM.

> Prevention Research Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National

> Center for Hepatitis, HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease

> Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-37, Atlanta,

> GA, 30333, USA, tcp2@....

>

> Between 1990 and 2000, the number of Latinos in Alabama, Arkansas,

> Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, states that

> had no or small Latino populations in 1990, increased by more than

> 300% on average. Several of these states (referred to as rapid growth

> states) have high AIDS/STD case rates. Compared to Latinos in states

> with well-established Latino populations and Latinos nationwide, those

> in rapid growth states are more often males, young, foreign-born, and

> recent arrivals who travel without females. The typical Latino in

> rapid growth states is a young male migrant. Although these migrants

> may be at risk of HIV/STD infection, little is known about the risk

> factors that affect them. To clarify this picture, a database search

> was conducted to identify studies of HIV/STD infection and/or risk

> factors among rural and urban-based Latino migrants in the six rapid

> growth states. This qualitative review examines ten studies that were

> conduct! ed in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

> Five of the studies screened for HIV and/or syphilis infection and

> provide some information on risk factors; five studies describe risk

> factors only. Most of those studies that describe risk factors provide

> evidence that male Latino migrants in rural and urban settings of

> rapid growth states are vulnerable to HIV/STD infection through

> heterosexual contacts. However, many of the studies fail to provide

> sufficient information on other risk factors, and all but one of the

> studies that screened migrants for HIV or STD infection were conducted

> between 1988 and 1991. There is an urgent need for updated information

> on HIV/STD infection and the social-behavioral and situational risk

> factors that affect male Latino migrants in rapid growth states of the

> South.

>

> <<PainterMigrantsSouthUS07+.pdf>>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I went to Mexico to a bi-national coference about 3 weeks ago and

there I learned that the majority of these kind of problems start

when they leave their home. If there is someone who's never seen the

bright lights and listened to the sirens sound these factors start

creating mental problems starting with stress. Later on the barrier

of the language and the lonlyness. It is to really believe that they

will be the most vulnerable community of this time. Not even counting

with the kind of problems they face when they encounter mutilated

bodies where they walk.

>

>

> > FYI.... An abstract and article of potential interest.

> > AIDS and Behavior 2007 Mar 21; [Epub ahead of print]

> > Connecting The Dots: When the Risks of HIV/STD Infection Appear

High

> > But the Burden of Infection Is Not Known-The Case of Male Latino

> > Migrants in the Southern United States.

> > Painter TM.

> > Prevention Research Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention,

National

> > Center for Hepatitis, HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for

Disease

> > Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-37,

Atlanta,

> > GA, 30333, USA, tcp2@...

> > Between 1990 and 2000, the number of Latinos in Alabama, Arkansas,

> > Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, states

that

> > had no or small Latino populations in 1990, increased by more than

> > 300% on average. Several of these states (referred to as rapid

growth

> > states) have high AIDS/STD case rates. Compared to Latinos in

states

> > with well-established Latino populations and Latinos nationwide,

those

> > in rapid growth states are more often males, young, foreign-born,

and

> > recent arrivals who travel without females. The typical Latino in

> > rapid growth states is a young male migrant. Although these

migrants

> > may be at risk of HIV/STD infection, little is known about the

risk

> > factors that affect them. To clarify this picture, a database

search

> > was conducted to identify studies of HIV/STD infection and/or risk

> > factors among rural and urban-based Latino migrants in the six

rapid

> > growth states. This qualitative review examines ten studies that

were

> > conducted in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

> > Five of the studies screened for HIV and/or syphilis infection and

> > provide some information on risk factors; five studies describe

risk

> > factors only. Most of those studies that describe risk factors

provide

> > evidence that male Latino migrants in rural and urban settings of

> > rapid growth states are vulnerable to HIV/STD infection through

> > heterosexual contacts. However, many of the studies fail to

provide

> > sufficient information on other risk factors, and all but one of

the

> > studies that screened migrants for HIV or STD infection were

conducted

> > between 1988 and 1991. There is an urgent need for updated

information

> > on HIV/STD infection and the social-behavioral and situational

risk

> > factors that affect male Latino migrants in rapid growth states

of the

> > South.

> > <<PainterMigrantsSouthUS07+.pdf>>

>