Title: The AIDS epidemic and migrants in South Asia and South-East Asia.

POPLINE Document Number: 276985

Author(s):

Simonet D

Source citation:

International Migration, 2004;42(5):35-67.

Abstract:

Migrant vulnerability to AIDS is an important public health care issue. After having listed some characteristics of the epidemic in Asia and their link with migration, the article describes some of the disease's consequences on economic sectors that employ migrants and lists preventive measures (regulatory, sectoral, microeconomic) that have been taken to counter the spread. (author's)

Keywords:

Asia, Southern
Asia, Southeastern
Critique
Evaluation
Recommendations
Migrants
Migrant Workers
HIV Positive Persons
Workers
HIV Infections
International Migration
Labor Migration
Risk Behavior
Sex Behavior
Asia
Developing Countries
Migration
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Labor Force
Human Resources
Economic Factors
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Behavior