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- Title
Fear of Deportation May Limit Legal Immigrants' Access to HIV/AIDS-Related Care: A Survey of Swedish Language School Students in Northern Sweden.
- Authors
Nkulu Kalengayi, Faustine; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Ahlm, Clas; Krantz, Ingela
- Abstract
The increasing rates of HIV infection that are currently being reported in high-income countries can be partly explained by migration from countries with generalized epidemics. Yet, early diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in immigrants remains a challenge. This study investigated factors that might be limiting immigrants' access to HIV/AIDS care. Data from 268 legal immigrant students of two Swedish language schools in Northern Sweden were analyzed using logistic regression. Thirty-seven percent reported reluctance to seek medical attention if they had HIV/AIDS. Fear of deportation emerged as the most important determinant of reluctance to seek care after adjusting for socio-demographic factors, knowledge level, stigmatizing attitudes and fear of disclosure. Targeted interventions should consider the heterogeneity of migrant communities and the complex interplay of various factors which may impede access to HIV-related services. The myth about deportation because of HIV/AIDS should be countered.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; CULTURE -- Psychological aspects; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEAR; HEALTH attitudes; HEALTH services accessibility; HIV infections; PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants; MEDICAL care; PREJUDICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SOCIAL stigma; FOREIGN students; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; ATTITUDES toward AIDS (Disease); DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
1557-1912
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10903-011-9509-y