Sexual health care perspectives and practices among Haitian migrants in Chile

= 251) among Haitian residents in the Metropolitan Region of the country. Survey participants were recruited by respondent driven sampling. Findings, based on both men's and women's perspectives, revealed practices such as the use of herbs and antibiotics during menstruation and postpartum rituals, rooted in traditions and beliefs about cleanliness, body self-care, economic hardship, and male approval. Tensions between biomedical and spiritual understandings of HIV were also observed. A mixed-methods approach made it possible to understand connections between the cultural, material and gender dimensions of sexual health, underscoring the need for culturally sensitive policies that recognise migrants' agency in shaping their sexual health.

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Culture Health & Sexuality
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2026-05-22
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https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2026.2659823
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Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
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Sexual health care perspectives and practices among Haitian migrants in Chile

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Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
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Sexual health care perspectives and practices among Haitian migrants in Chile

Claudia P. Cortés, Julieta Belmar Prieto, Loreto Pantoja M, Kátia Andrade, Laia Ferrer, Nosika Janvier, Mauricio Fuentes A, Valeria Stuardo Avila
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= 251) among Haitian residents in the Metropolitan Region of the country. Survey participants were recruited by respondent driven sampling. Findings, based on both men's and women's perspectives, revealed practices such as the use of herbs and antibiotics during menstruation and postpartum rituals, rooted in traditions and beliefs about cleanliness, body self-care, economic hardship, and male approval. Tensions between biomedical and spiritual understandings of HIV were also observed. A mixed-methods approach made it possible to understand connections between the cultural, material and gender dimensions of sexual health, underscoring the need for culturally sensitive policies that recognise migrants' agency in shaping their sexual health.

Culture Health & Sexuality
Universidad Andrés Bello (CL), Ministry of Health (CL), Faculty of Public Health (GB), Ayuntamiento de Madrid (ES), University of Chile (CL)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
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