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“People Here Are Alone, Using Drugs, Selling their Body”: Deportation and HIV Vulnerability among Clients of Female Sex Workers in Tijuana

https://www.institut.veolia.org/sites/g/files/dvc2551/files/document/2016/05/factsreports-514-special-issue-2-people-here-are-alone-using-drugs-selling-their-body-deportation-and-hiv-vulnerability-among-clients-of-female-sex-workers-in-tijuana.pdf

Explores the relationship between deportation and HIV vulnerability from the perspectives of deported clients of Female Sex Workers in Tijuana, Mexico.

Author: Shira Goldenberg, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Manuel Gallardo and Thomas L. Patterson

Reference: Special Issue 2 (2010) Migration and Health

Countries: Mexico

Deportation history among HIV-positive Latinos in two U.S.-Mexico border communities

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3991765/

Cross-sectional study to identify factors associated with history of deportation from the U.S. to Mexico among HIV-positive Latinos.

Author: Fátima A. Muñoz et al.

Reference: J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Feb; 17(1): 104–111.

Countries: Mexico, United States - USA

HIV-infected workers deported from the Gulf States: impact on southern Pakistan

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564791/

This paper examines the HIV/AIDS situation in Pakistan, focusing on the Sindh province where the majority of cases have been reported. It highlights several risk factors, including migration, commercial sex work, and unsafe medical practices. The study, conducted by the Sindh AIDS Control Programme, found that a significant portion of HIV/AIDS cases from 1996 to 1998 were among workers deported from Gulf countries.

Author: S A Shah et al.

Reference: Int J STD AIDS. 1999 Dec; 10(12): 812–814.

Countries: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates - UAE

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