RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF MALE MIGRANT WORKERS - EVIDENCES WITH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS FROM SOUTH INDIA

The data for this analysis have been obtained from the project data executed by the population council of India. Total of 6730 male migrant workers were identified and among them 2256 eligible male migrant workers (those migrants had with four or more moves since they left from their home prior to the survey) were only selected for the analysis. To support the data, the researcher re-visited the work place, identified the respondents those who were interviewed with the help of contractors. To understand the risk sexual behavior among different classification of workers. To examine condom use and their associated factors among male migrant workers. To assess the sexually transmitted infections and their related factors among male migrant workers of Tamil nadu. 54.7 percent of them reported that they ever had sex. While analyzing the migrants of various workers classification with those who ever had sex, the percentage of construction workers were found to be less compared to their respective counterparts. Due to the migratory nature of their works, long absence and away from families, multiple sexual partners and low condom use; migrant workers form a high risk group for contracting and spreading HIV/AIDS. Hence, there is an urgent need to educate migrant workers to change their sexual behavior or to adopt safer sex