Research challenges to the study of HIV/AIDS among migrant and immigrant Hispanic populations in the United States
Research challenges to the study of HIV/AIDS among migrant and immigrant Hispanic populations in the United States
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DOI：
10.1093/jurban/jti060
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发表时间：
2005-06-01
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Mino, M
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作者：
Deren, S;Shedlin, M;Mino, M
流动人口被发现有感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的危险。移民和。在美国的西班牙裔移民增加了需要加强了解对其艾滋病毒风险行为的影响。确定了在这些人群中开展研究的四大挑战：(1)需要使用多层次的理论框架；(2)需要区分西班牙裔亚群体；(3)招聘和数据收集方面的挑战；(4)伦理问题。本文描述了两项针对西班牙裔移民和纽约地区移民的研究是如何应对这些挑战的。一项研究的重点是来自墨西哥、多米尼加共和国、萨尔瓦多、洪都拉斯和危地马拉的新移民，另一项研究的重点是波多黎各的吸毒者。这两项研究都采用了定性和定量方法来研究这些难以接触到的人群。继续研究影响流动人口艾滋病毒风险的社会文化和环境因素，并解决研究挑战，对于制定有效的干预方案至关重要。
Migrant populations have been found to be at risk of HIV/AIDS. The growth in immigrant and. migrant Hispanic populations in the United States increases the need to enhance understanding of influences on their HIV-risk behaviors. Four challenges to conducting research among these populations were identified: (1) the need to use multilevel theoretical frameworks; (2) the need to differentiate between Hispanic subgroups; (3) challenges to recruitment and data collection; and (4) ethical issues. This article describes bow two studies of Hispanic immigrants and migrants in the New York area addressed these challenges. One study focused on new immigrants from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, and a second study focused on Puerto Rican drug users. Both studies incorporated qualitative and quantitative methods to study these hard-to-reach populations. Continued study of the sociocultural and contextual factors affecting HIV risk for mobile populations, and addressing the research challenges, is crucial to developing effective intervention programs.