Résultats de recherche

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]he objective of this article is to examine the association between precarious migration status and self-perceived health in Montreal. More specifically, it aims to identify the social elements that can help to understand the potential deleterious correlates involved in the precariousness of migration status.» (p. 4) Family income is one of the elements analyzed in the study.

Questions/Hypothèses :
Authors «hypothesize that self-rated health among immigrants varies across status of migration, region of birth, gender and SES [socioeconomic status].» (p. 4)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Overall, 806 participants were recruited: 436 (54.1%) in urban spaces and 370 (45.9%) at the [NGO Doctors of the World (DoW)’s health clinic in Montreal]. Based on their declaration, 421 (53.9%) were categorized as having an authorized migration status (with a valid student, work or visitor visa) and 360 (46%) without authorization (absence of a valid visa).» (p. 7)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

This study «suggests that the health perception of uninsured migrants with precarious status living in Montreal is poor, particularly as compared to results of previous studies on the health perception of Canadian immigrants and Canadian-born. Our results do not show a significant difference in terms of negative self-perceived health between subcategories of migrants with precarious status; this could mean that both the socioeconomic precariousness (associated with authorized and unauthorized statuses), and being uninsured might be responsible for poor health. […] Furthermore, lower formal education and lower family income are associated with negative self-perceived health among women only.» (p. 16) Moreover, on «the socioeconomic level, the odds of perceiving one’s health status as negative were also significantly higher among those who reported their family income only and their needs a little or not at all […] or met them fairly […] compared to those who stated that their family income met their needs very well or perfectly. Similarly, not having someone who could be asked for money in case of need was significantly associated with a negative perception of health status […].» (p. 6-9) In sum, «negative perception of health was higher among respondents who declared insufficient family income. [The] results also suggest immigrants who do not have social or financial support are more likely to perceive their health as negative.» (p. 14)

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
Dans cette thèse composée par articles portant sur différentes interventions visant à prévenir le VIH chez les travailleuses du sexe en Afrique subsaharienne, le troisième article vise à «[...] estimer la fréquence d’utilisation systématique du préservatif avec les partenaires clients et non-clients des femmes TS [travailleuses du sexe] et d’étudier l’importance du désir d’enfant dans l’utilisation non systématique du préservatif avec le principal partenaire régulier non-client» (résumé).

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«We conducted an investigation of the acceptability and consequences of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) of HIV in a cohort of 421 FSW [female sex workers] in Conakry, Guinea in 2005-2006 (Aho, 2007). A cross sectional analysis of the 223 women that participated in the follow-up visit was conducted one year after recruitment for the VCT acceptability study. Participants in this study were initially recruited at three private or public health centers that offer adapted healthcare (AHC) for FSW in Conakry, Guinea (Aho, 2007).» (p. 173) «After [an] interview, a nurse or a midwife collected one blood and two vaginal samples.» (p. 174)

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

The results show that «[i]nconsistent condom use was highly frequent with the RNCSP [regular non client sexual partner] but rare with the client (80,4% vs 1,3%). Desire for children of the FSW, but not links of the RNCSP to commercial sex work, was strongly associated with inconsistent condom use with the RNCS.» (p. 170) «Among a high risk population such as FSW and at risk intercourses like those with RNCSP that have other links to commercial sex work, [taking the desire of children into account for HIV prevention] may be of paramount importance especially as getting married and potentially motherhood can be means to escape sex work (Mantoura, Fournier et al., 2003).» (p. 188)