Women migrant workers' vulnerability to HIV infection in Hong Kong
Women migrant workers' vulnerability to HIV infection in Hong Kong
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DOI：
10.1080/09540120220133035
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发表时间：
2002-08-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Thomas, J
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作者：
Bandyopadhyay, M;Thomas, J
关于移徙人口中的人口流动和艾滋病毒/艾滋病风险的研究相当有限，关于移徙女工脆弱性的研究更是有限。香港是中国的特别行政区，目前约有20万女性移民工人从事家庭佣工的工作。本文报告了流动女工获得艾滋病相关的健康信息和卫生保健设施，对脆弱性的看法，和风险行为的概况。数据是通过预先测试的问卷从2 010名移徙女工的随机抽样中收集的。大部分外来女工（63.6%）已在香港生活和工作4至10年。54%的受访者认为，作为女性，她们容易感染艾滋病毒。总体而言，香港的外来女工对艾滋病毒/艾滋病及其传播途径的认识不足。香港目前的艾滋病预防和护理活动似乎未能满足女性移民工人对艾滋病相关信息、教育和沟通的需求。研究显示，在香港经历过性暴力的外来女工（9%）认为自己有感染艾滋病毒的“风险”。百分之七十的受访者表示，他们在香港感到受到歧视，其中百分之四十二感到在香港医院受到歧视。解决保健环境中的歧视问题是预防艾滋病的一个基本要素。讨论敦促研究人员和决策者更加重视移徙女工的脆弱性。
Research on population mobility and HIV/AIDS risk among migrant populations is quite limited, and research on migrant women workers' vulnerability is further limited. Hong Kong, the Special Administrative Region of China, has currently about 200, 000 women migrant workers working as domestic helps. This paper reports migrant women worker's access to AIDS-related health information and health care facilities, perceptions about vulnerability, and risk behaviour profile. Data was collected through a pre-tested questionnaire from a random sample of 2,010 women migrant workers. A majority of the migrant women workers (63.6%) have been living and working in Hong Kong for between 4-10 years. Fifty-four percent of the respondents felt that being a female they were vulnerable to HIV infection. Overall, the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS and its route of transmission is inadequate amongst the migrant women workers in Hong Kong. It appears that AIDS-related information education and communication needs of women migrants workers are not met by the current HIV prevention and care activities in Hong Kong. The study indicates that migrant women workers who experienced sexual violence (9%) in Hong Kong perceive themselves to be 'at risk' of HIV infection. Seventy per cent of the respondents reported that they have felt discriminated against in Hong Kong, of which 42% felt discriminated against in Hong Kong hospitals. Addressing discrimination in health care settings is an essential element of AIDS prevention. The discussion urges researchers and policy makers to pay more attention to the vulnerability of migrant women workers.