Silk Road Health Project mobility-migration-hiv SPSS data

[Methods] We used Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) to recruit external male migrant market vendors from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan as well internal migrant and non-migrant market vendors from Kazakhstan.

We conducted multivariate logistic regressions to examine the effects of mobility and migration status and risk environment on STIs and sexual risk behaviors. [Results] Mobility was associated with increased risk for biologically-confirmed STIs, sex trading, and unprotected sex among non-migrants, but not among internal or external migrants. Condom use rates were low among all three groups, particularly external migrants.