Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrants
Abstract Background Between 700 thousand and 1.2 million citizens of Tajikistan currently live in the Russian Federation, one of the only countries where the HIV epidemic continues to worsen. Given the previously reported barriers to healthcare access for migrants to the Russian Federation, and the...
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| author | Daniel J. Bromberg Mary M. Tate Kamiar Alaei Saifuddin Karimov Dilshod Saidi Arash Alaei |
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| description | Abstract Background Between 700 thousand and 1.2 million citizens of Tajikistan currently live in the Russian Federation, one of the only countries where the HIV epidemic continues to worsen. Given the previously reported barriers to healthcare access for migrants to the Russian Federation, and the rapidly expanding HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, this present study set out to determine whether these barriers impact late presentation with HIV among Tajikistani migrants upon their return to Tajikistan. Method This study uses data from the Tajikistan Ministry of Health surveillance system (2006 – 2019). At time of diagnosis, patients are interviewed by staff of AIDS centers, and doctors complete routine intake forms and complete medical exams. Descriptive characteristics of migrants with HIV who had lived in the Russian Federation (n=503) were calculated and compared with those of non-migrants with HIV (n=9519). Missing data were imputed using multiple imputation (predictive means matching, logistic regression imputation, and polytomous regression imputation). Two logistic models were created to model the probability of late presentation for HIV. The first model shows unadjusted associations between predictor variables and late presentation for HIV. The second model shows multivariable associations between significant study variables identified in the univariate model, and late presentation. Results Compared to non-migrants, migrants with HIV are more likely to be from Gorno-Badakhshan region, are less likely to use illicit drugs, and are more likely to have purchased the services of sex workers. The unadjusted logistic model found that for every year spent in the Russian Federation, the risk of late presentation for a Tajikistani migrant with HIV increases by 4.0% (95% CI: 0.3-7.7). The multivariate model showed that when age, sex, and region of origin are held constant, the risk of late presentation for a Tajikistani migrant with HIV increases by 4.0% (95% CI: 0.1-7.8) for each year spent in the Russian Federation. Conclusion The results of this paper suggest that if the Russian Federation were to loosen its restrictions on HIV care for foreign nationals, it might improve the treatment outcomes of migrant laborers. As this analysis is only correlational in nature, further research is needed to explicate the causal pathways of the associations found in the present analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fa598d1eccc4f35bd5f78daec4fce2b2022-12-21T19:07:31ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582020-09-0120111010.1186/s12889-020-09434-6Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrantsDaniel J. Bromberg0Mary M. Tate1Kamiar Alaei2Saifuddin Karimov3Dilshod Saidi4Arash Alaei5Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, Yale UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, Yale UniversityInstitute for International Health and EducationRepublican AIDS Center, Tajikistan Ministry of HealthRepublican AIDS Center, Tajikistan Ministry of HealthInstitute for International Health and EducationAbstract Background Between 700 thousand and 1.2 million citizens of Tajikistan currently live in the Russian Federation, one of the only countries where the HIV epidemic continues to worsen. Given the previously reported barriers to healthcare access for migrants to the Russian Federation, and the rapidly expanding HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, this present study set out to determine whether these barriers impact late presentation with HIV among Tajikistani migrants upon their return to Tajikistan. Method This study uses data from the Tajikistan Ministry of Health surveillance system (2006 – 2019). At time of diagnosis, patients are interviewed by staff of AIDS centers, and doctors complete routine intake forms and complete medical exams. Descriptive characteristics of migrants with HIV who had lived in the Russian Federation (n=503) were calculated and compared with those of non-migrants with HIV (n=9519). Missing data were imputed using multiple imputation (predictive means matching, logistic regression imputation, and polytomous regression imputation). Two logistic models were created to model the probability of late presentation for HIV. The first model shows unadjusted associations between predictor variables and late presentation for HIV. The second model shows multivariable associations between significant study variables identified in the univariate model, and late presentation. Results Compared to non-migrants, migrants with HIV are more likely to be from Gorno-Badakhshan region, are less likely to use illicit drugs, and are more likely to have purchased the services of sex workers. The unadjusted logistic model found that for every year spent in the Russian Federation, the risk of late presentation for a Tajikistani migrant with HIV increases by 4.0% (95% CI: 0.3-7.7). The multivariate model showed that when age, sex, and region of origin are held constant, the risk of late presentation for a Tajikistani migrant with HIV increases by 4.0% (95% CI: 0.1-7.8) for each year spent in the Russian Federation. Conclusion The results of this paper suggest that if the Russian Federation were to loosen its restrictions on HIV care for foreign nationals, it might improve the treatment outcomes of migrant laborers. As this analysis is only correlational in nature, further research is needed to explicate the causal pathways of the associations found in the present analysis.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09434-6Eastern Europe and Central AsiaHIVMigration |
| spellingShingle | Daniel J. Bromberg Mary M. Tate Kamiar Alaei Saifuddin Karimov Dilshod Saidi Arash Alaei Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrants BMC Public Health Eastern Europe and Central Asia HIV Migration |
| title | Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrants |
| title_full | Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrants |
| title_fullStr | Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrants |
| title_short | Association between time spent in the Russian Federation and late presentation for HIV among Tajikistani migrants |
| title_sort | association between time spent in the russian federation and late presentation for hiv among tajikistani migrants |
| topic | Eastern Europe and Central Asia HIV Migration |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09434-6 |
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