| Title |
HIV Sexual Risk Behavior and Family Dynamics in a Dominican Tourism Town
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-012-0064-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Mark Padilla, Anna Lindberg Cedar, Jane Lee, Gabriel Robles |
| Abstract |
Expansion of the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic has had far-reaching health consequences for the local population. Research suggests families with one or more members living in tourism areas experience heightened vulnerability to HIV/STIs due to exposure to tourism environments, which can promote behaviors such as commercial and transactional sex and elevated alcohol use. Nevertheless, little is known about how tourism contexts influence family dynamics, which, in turn, shape HIV risk. This qualitative study examined family relationships through in-depth interviews with 32 adults residing in Sosúa, an internationally known destination for sex tourism. Interviewees situated HIV risk within a context of limited employment opportunities, high rates of migration, heavy alcohol use, and separation from family. This study has implications for effective design of health interventions that make use of the role of the family to prevent HIV transmission in tourism environments. |
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|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 76 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 12% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 13 | 17% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 25% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 12% |
| Psychology | 7 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 18 | 24% |
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