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Migration, poverty, and HIV risk of Infection: An application of Social Capital Theory
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (2010)
  • Soma Sen, San Jose State University
  • J. Aguilar, University of Texas at Austin
  • D. Bacchus, Albany State University
Abstract

A majority of current HIV/AIDS interventions are designed primarily after individual-based public health models and pay little attention to the socioeconomic environment in which HIV transmission occurs. This article focuses on outlining how migration acts as a conduit for disease transmission in South Africa and then proposes a macro-level prevention model based on social capital theory, thus then supplementing current prevention literature. It is based on the argument that social disruption and stresses from migration lead to sexual interactions during the migration periods that amplify the risk of HIV transmission among migrants.

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2010
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Citation Information
Soma Sen, J. Aguilar and D. Bacchus. "Migration, poverty, and HIV risk of Infection: An application of Social Capital Theory" Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Vol. 20 Iss. 7 (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/soma_sen/3/