title: HIV Susceptibility Among Migrant Miners in Chokwe: A Case Study.
abstract: This article examines the association between risky sexual behavior and HIV risk perception among miners. A cross-sectional survey (n = 293) was conducted with miners who worked in South African mines and lived in the Chokwe district of Gaza Province in southern Mozambique. The study used ordinary logistic and cumulative logistic models to understand what drives miners to HIV susceptibility. The study revealed that most miners were at risk of HIV infection as a result of risky sexual behavior. However, there was a strong negative association between risky sexual behavior and HIV risk perception. Seventy percent of the miners practicing risky sexual behavior reported low HIV risk perception. This demonstrates that miners tend to underestimate their HIV risk, which makes them more susceptible to contracting HIV. Risk perception among miners is related to a range of factors, both individual and environmental. Informed risk awareness is essential for these men to adopt preventive measures against HIV/AIDS. Therefore, it is important to consider cultural beliefs, as they influence the understanding of HIV risk perception.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Centre for Policy Analysis, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique emartins2k5@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martins-Fonteyn
authors.affiliation: Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Loquiha
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, and Centre for Policy Analysis, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Raimundo
authors.affiliation: Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium Centre for Health Economic Research and Modelling Infectious Diseases, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Niel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hens
authors.affiliation: Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aerts
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meulemans
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008906:Mining; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology; D065129:Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Chokwe; HIV susceptibility; migrant miners; risk perception; risky behavior