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Sexual hazards for migrant workers
1Department of Geography and the Institute of Population Studies, University of Exeter, England.
World Health Forum
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
In Thailand the incidence of HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unwanted pregnancies highlights the vulnerability of young people who have moved from rural to urban areas as migrant workers. Possible ways of diminishing the risks are discussed below.
Keywords:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and controlAge FactorsAsiaBarrier MethodsBehaviorCondomContraceptionContraceptive MethodsDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEconomic FactorsFamily PlanningHiv Infections--prevention and controlHuman ResourcesInfectionsLabor ForceMigrant WorkersPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPremarital Sex BehaviorReproductive Tract InfectionsResearch MethodologyRisk BehaviorRisk Reduction BehaviorSampling StudiesSex BehaviorSexually Transmitted Diseases--prevention and controlSoutheastern AsiaStudiesSurveysThailandViral DiseasesYouth