Université de Fribourg

Exploring barriers to consistent condom use among sub-Saharan African young immigrants in Switzerland

Mileti, Francesca Poglia ; Mellini, Laura ; Sulstarova, Brikela ; Villani, Michela ; Singy, Pascal

In: AIDS care, 2018, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 113-116

No study to date has focused on barriers to condom use specifically among young immigrants to Europe from sub-Saharan Africa. Based on a qualitative study in sociology, this paper explores generational differences in barriers to condom use between first-generation immigrants (born in Africa and arrived in Switzerland after age 10) and second-generation immigrants (born in Switzerland to two...