04696nas|a2200469 i 4500 20260818114945.0 020521s2001 th u m rtt 00| a1eng d .b11855629 AIT Thesis no.GD-01-07 May May Pyone Gender, vulnerability and HIV risk : migrants' experiences at the Thai-Myanmar border Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 106 leaves Thesis ; no. GD-01-07 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 Mobile populations have an increased risk of HIV infection due to a lack of inf01mation on health, HIV I AIDS and STDs. In the past decade several million persons migrated from Myanmar seeking employment in Thailand. At the Thai-Myanmar border migrants are ethnically diverse from all over Myanmar speaking many different languages. Most are employed in labor intensive jobs such as plantation, agriculture, construction, and domestic services - all at low wages. Economic hardship, political repression and health problems are the main driving force behind migration. Most migrants are illegal and undocumented. Their existence at their destinations is usually not acknowledged, which renders them vulnerable. They often lack access to necessary social services. Their poor awareness and access to vital public information, such as health care, education and their desperate need for income means that as a group they are at a particular disadvantage, even in comparison to the native poor. This study argues that migrants workers seeking a better life abroad increase their vulnerability to HIV infection due to socialization and recreation patterns, living and working environments, lack of access to health care services, and the availability of sex services, as well as drng and alcohol abuse. The study was conducted during the ThaiMyanmar border clashes in Mae Sai in and after February 2001, and in Mae Sot in April 2001. This study attempts to understand the intersection of gender, migration and HN/AIDS risks for Myanmar migrants to Thailand. It focuses on the migration experiences of men and women, their survival strategies in Thailand and explores the gender aspects of HIV risk and vulnerability. The study concludes that peer pressure as well as economic need influences many women to practice transactional sex on a pa1i time basis for supplementary income. It was also found that widespread use of unusual sexual practices favored by men from Myanmar leads to increase health risks for their sexual partners. The study is based largely on qualitative research in order to provide information and insights, which can view the gender difference among migrants and their vulnerability to HN/AIDS. Alien labor, Myanmar Thailand HIV infections Thailand Earth, Barbara, Chairperson Resurreccion, Bernadette P., Examination Committee Ogunlana, Stephen O., Examination Committee Asian Institute of Technology (Partial scholarship) British Council Scholarship (Partial scholarship), Scholarship donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GD-01-07 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B08435 .b11855629 mnait u 240402 0 020521 m a u 0 mnait mnait mnarc mnarc mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050120672273 CREATED : 2000-12-22 RECORD # : i12283393 LPATRON : 1024272 LCHKIN : 2014-10-07 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 52 TOT RENEW : 39 Barcode : 30050120672265 CREATED : 2002-05-21 RECORD # : i1228340x LPATRON : 1023305 LCHKIN : 2012-06-11 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 27 TOT RENEW : 23 Barcode : 30050120228670 CREATED : 2016-04-26 RECORD # : i12953271 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050121016090 CREATED : 2020-10-15 RECORD # : i13304136 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050121019714 CREATED : 2020-11-13 RECORD # : i13309791 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 49175 49175 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-01-07 30050120672273 2026-08-18 11:49:45 1 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-01-07 30050120672265 2026-08-18 11:49:45 2 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-01-07 30050120228670 2026-08-18 11:49:45 1 2026-08-18 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-01-07 30050121016090 2026-08-18 11:49:45 3 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-01-07 30050121019714 2026-08-18 11:49:46 4 2026-08-18 20