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The objective of this study was to evaluate situations of sexual vulnerability and their associated factors among migrant women in French Guiana.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out in 2021 in the French Red Cross Prevention and Health Centers of the two main cities of French Guiana (Cayenne and Saint Laurent du Maroni). Analysis was performed with multivariate stepwise logistic regression using Stata 15.0 software.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 382 migrant women were included, with a median age of 31 years, mainly born in Haiti (80%), Suriname (9%), or Dominican Republic (6%), undocumented (71%), and with financial difficulties (77%). Among the 20% having casual partners, 57% reported unprotected sexual intercourse, more often the Haitian and Surinamese women. A history of rape was reported by 20% of women, most often in the country of origin (71%). Lifetime rape was associated with being threatened [aOR = 3.69 (1.96\u20136.96)] or being physically abused [aOR = 12.95 (6.51\u201325.75)] in the multivariate analysis. Among the women surveyed, 30% reported having ever exchanged sex for money, food, or shelter in their lifetime. Transactional sex is more common among Dominican women [aOR = 5.59 (1.84\u201316.95)] and women living in French Guiana for more than 2 years [aOR = 2.32 (1.38\u20133.92)]. Transactional sex is also associated with alcohol misuse [aOR = 2.57 (1.46\u20134.53)], history of threats [aOR = 2.03 (1.14\u20133.63)], history of rape [aOR = 1.92 (1.03\u20133.60)], and depressive disorders [aOR = 2.08 (1.21\u20133.60)].<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title><jats:p>Migrant women in French Guiana are in a situation of sexual vulnerability. An intervention focused on sexual education and the promotion of prevention tools among Haitian women is advisable. Better prevention and support for transactional sex are needed to prevent violence and its mental health and alcohol misuse consequences for all women, especially Dominican women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2022.934049","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,7]],"date-time":"2022-09-07T08:57:58Z","timestamp":1662541078000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Sexual vulnerability of migrant women in the multicultural context of French Guiana: A societal issue"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Leslie","family":"Alcouffe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Florence","family":"Huber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pierre-Marie","family":"Creton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luana","family":"Bitan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adriana","family":"Gonzalez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muriel","family":"Volpellier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Biancaelena","family":"Panfili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antoine","family":"Adenis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicolas","family":"Vignier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","unstructured":"Comparateur de territoire \u2013 D\u00e9partement de la Guyane (973)"},{"key":"B2","unstructured":"La d\u00e9mographie guyanaise toujours aussi dynamique - Insee Analyses Guyane \u2013 27"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-019-3895-6","article-title":"Renouncing care in French Guiana: the national health barometer survey","volume":"19","author":"Van Melle","year":"2019","journal-title":"BMC Health Serv Res."},{"key":"B4","volume-title":"Activity Report - Corevih French Guiana.","year":"2019"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0192564","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0192564","article-title":"Country of infection among HIV-infected patients born abroad living in French Guiana","volume":"13","author":"Nacher","year":"2018","journal-title":"PLoS ONE."},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1303","DOI":"10.1016\/S0277-9536(96)00258-4","article-title":"Effectiveness of condoms in preventing HIV transmission","volume":"44","author":"Pinkerton","year":"1997","journal-title":"Soc Sci Med"},{"key":"B7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"11","DOI":"10.1007\/s10461-008-9433-x","article-title":"Concurrent sexual partnerships and the HIV epidemics in Africa: evidence to move forward","volume":"14","author":"Mah","year":"2010","journal-title":"AIDS Behav"},{"key":"B8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"698","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(18)31439-9","article-title":"The global response and unmet actions for HIV and sex workers","volume":"392","author":"Shannon","year":"2018","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"B9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"645","DOI":"10.1097\/QAD.0000000000000957","article-title":"Is hardship during migration a determinant of HIV infection? 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