Maya N. Vaughan-Smith, J. Koku Awoonor-Williams, and James F. Phillips. "Seasonal migration, HIV risk perceptions, and condom use in rural Ghana for women aged 15–49."

ABSTRACT

This paper vividly describes significant socioeconomic determinants of risk and condom use in a rural district of Ghana. The results show that for females aged 15–49 traditional worship (0.81), literacy attainment (1.36), a wealth index in the middle 40 percent (1.30) and the highest 20 percent (1.40), and finally labor migration (1.17) are all significantly associated with HIV risk perception. Women who migrate for work during the harvest season have over a 40 percent increased likelihood of risk perception relative to other labor migrants. Women who were at risk were more likely to use a condom if the woman had a female head of household (RR=4.10), was literate (RR=2.24), was in the top household wealth quintile (RR=1.83), and had access to a community-based health program (Community-based Health Planning and Services or CHPS) (RR=2.12). The authors conclude that although higher socioeconomic determinants increase a woman’s risk of acquiring HIV they also enable her to better protect herself against transmission.

Topic 3: Migration and Urbanization and Their Consequences on Development

Session 72: Migration and Urbanization  
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 10:45 am–12:45 pm

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