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Background: Globally, migrant sex workers have a higher burden of sexually transmitted infections (STI)/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This large study aimed to assess demographics, STI/HIV burden, and sexual health care-seeking behavior of first-generation migrant and second-generation migrant male sex workers who have sex with men (MSW-MSM) versus Western-born MSW-MSM.
Methods: Coded STI clinic consultations (n = 6970) from 3116 individual MSW-MSM attending any Dutch STI clinic between 2016 and 2021 were included. First-generation migrant: born outside of northern/central/southern/western Europe/North America/Oceania. Second-generation migrant: ≥1parent born outside of northern/central/southern/western Europe/North America/Oceania. Multivariable logistic regression analysis assessed associations between MSW-MSM groups and STI in first consultation in the data. A Cox proportional hazard regression compared the incidence of a first repeat consultation between migration groups, stratified by STI in first consultation. All analyses were adjusted for age and urbanity of STI clinic region.
Results: First-generation migrant MSW-MSM (n = 1085) were mostly born in Latin America (50%), whereas second-generation migrant MSW-MSM (n = 368) mostly originated from North Africa (30.4%). The proportion of STI diagnoses differed (33.2%, 29.3%, 23.3%; P < 0.001) between the first-generation migrant, second-generation migrant, and Western-born MSW-MSM. First-generation migrant MSW-MSM versus Western-born had an adjusted odds ratio of 1.6 (95% confidence interval, 1.3-1.9) of STI diagnosis in the first consultation. First-generation migrant MSW-MSM versus Western-born had an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.5 (95% confidence interval, 1.3-1.8) of having a first repeat consultation at any time, when stratified for no STI in the first consultation.
Conclusions: The STI/HIV burden is high among all 3 MSW-MSM groups. First-generation migrants have higher odds of STI, but retention in care seems similar. Results highlight the importance of low-threshold STI testing and care for (migrant) MSW-MSM.
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