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No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. French Guiana is a multicultural French territory in Amazonia with an old migration history and a high prevalence of HIV infection. The objective of this study was to evaluate situations of sexual vulnerability and their associated factors among migrant women in French Guiana. Analysis was performed with multivariate stepwise logistic regression using Stata Migrant women in French Guiana are in a situation of sexual vulnerability.
An intervention focused on sexual education and the promotion of prevention tools among Haitian women is advisable. Better prevention and support for transactional sex are needed to prevent violence and its mental health and alcohol misuse consequences for all women, especially Dominican women.
Keywords: sexual health, sexual vulnerability, violence, transactional sex, migrants, women, French Guiana. French Guiana is a French overseas territory that is located in the Amazon. It is the second largest region in France, but also the one with the lowest population density, that is, with , residents in 1. Migration is important and the demography is dynamic. This precariousness is also expressed in access to healthcare; in , French Guiana is experiencing a generalized HIV epidemic.
According to a study conducted on the basis of the slope of the CD4 count of patients followed for HIV in French Guiana, the majority of individuals have acquired HIV infection after the migration 5. Concurrent sex, non-use of condoms, transactional sex, and sexual violence are considered to be the risk factors for HIV acquisition 6 — 8.
