A Space for Nepalese Male Migrant Workers to Co-Create Internet-Based HIV Prevention
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description: Introduction: It is estimated that more than four million male and female Nepalese working abroad are vulnerable to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. These migrant workers comprise approximately 13% of the Nepalese population and are predominantly young adults. The estimation shows that male migrant workers, who constitute about 90% of the total number of migrants from Nepal, have an HIV prevalence of about 0.4%, which is about four times the national adult HIV prevalence rate of 0.1%. Globally, migrant workers remain a group vulnerable to HIV infection due to a range of determinants, including belonging to a young and highly sexually-active demographic; being separated from a spouse; prevailing feelings of loneliness and related overuse of alcohol; low-level knowledge of HIV and ways of preventing it; peer influence; and other contextual factors. The large population of Nepalese male migrant workers, who contribute about one-third of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is also regarded as a significant cluster responsible for spreading HIV in Nepal. This study provided a space for Nepalese male migrant workers, vulnerable to HIV, to explore their perspectives on HIV prevention, consider the determinants that make them vulnerable to HIV, and to propose strategies relating to internet-based HIV prevention relevant to their needs. Method: The research employed a critical theoretical perspective broadly based on 21st-century shifts in health promotion, which emphasise both the role of the internet and the changing roles of users and producers of health promotion. Given the emphasis on young migrant men’s voices, the study utilises participatory action research (PAR) methodology and tools to create a participatory and collaborative space for Nepalese male migrant workers from Kaski District, Pokhara, Nepal, to explore HIV risk factors and co-create an internet-based HIV prevention initiative for the community by focusing on the following research…
abstract: Introduction: It is estimated that more than four million male and female Nepalese working abroad are vulnerable to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. These migrant workers comprise approximately 13% of the Nepalese population and are predominantly young adults. The estimation shows that male migrant workers, who constitute about 90% of the total number of migrants from Nepal, have an HIV prevalence of about 0.4%, which is about four times the national adult HIV prevalence rate of 0.1%. Globally, migrant workers remain a group vulnerable to HIV infection due to a range of determinants, including belonging to a young and highly sexually-active demographic; being separated from a spouse; prevailing feelings of loneliness and related overuse of alcohol; low-level knowledge of HIV and ways of preventing it; peer influence; and other contextual factors. The large population of Nepalese male migrant workers, who contribute about one-third of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is also regarded as a significant cluster responsible for spreading HIV in Nepal. This study provided a space for Nepalese male migrant workers, vulnerable to HIV, to explore their perspectives on HIV prevention, consider the determinants that make them vulnerable to HIV, and to propose strategies relating to internet-based HIV prevention relevant to their needs. Method: The research employed a critical theoretical perspective broadly based on 21st-century shifts in health promotion, which emphasise both the role of the internet and the changing roles of users and producers of health promotion. Given the emphasis on young migrant men’s voices, the study utilises participatory action research (PAR) methodology and tools to create a participatory and collaborative space for Nepalese male migrant workers from Kaski District, Pokhara, Nepal, to explore HIV risk factors and co-create an internet-based HIV prevention initiative for the community by focusing on the following research…
author: Chhetri, Til Bahadur
date published: 2022
date modified: 2026-07-27T18:46:16Z
provider: AUT University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: AUT University