PREDICTIVE VARIABLES OF CONTRASTIVE RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES: CLUES FROM A LAGOS-BASED CIRCULATORY GROUP

This paper examines the pattern and factors of contrastive sexuality risk dispositions by migratory population between their domestic and destination arenas, given the dearth of research on this theme, especially in the context of HIV/AIDS and international migration. The paper used stratified field survey to obtain its sample of 450 Lagos-based international traders. Its major question was to determine whether sub-group differences characterize sexuality risk dispositions of the study population between their domestic and international arenas, and the extent to which such differences reflect vital differences in their socio-economic and trip-related attributes. Using a grouping method, two groups were created from the study population. The first group comprises locally and internationally vulnerable sexuality group, while the second group is vulnerable only domestically. First, the two groups are compared in terms of specific domestic sexuality risk events and the degrees of committal second, it selects relevant conceptualized variables to assess the extent to which either socio-economic or trip-related attributes may assist in understanding the phenomenon of contrastive risky sexuality practices by the two groups. The paper discusses the HIV/IDS intervention policy and programme relevance of the findings.