Factors associated with GUM clinic attendance and STI diagnosis among Central and East European migrants in London

There has been a large influx of Central and East European (CEE) migrants to the UK following the expansion of the European Union. This paper examines the factors associated with GUM clinic attendance and STI diagnosis among CEE migrants in London. We conducted a survey of sexual behaviour among CEE migrants attending two central London GUM clinics (n=299) and community venues in London (n=2276). Routinely-collected clinic data were also analysed. CEE migrants made up 2.9% of male and 7.0% of female attendees at the clinics. Half of the women attending sessions for female sex workers were from CEE countries and paying for sex was widely reported by men. Women were more likely than men to have attended a GUM clinic in the UK (7.6% vs 4.5%, p=0.002). GUM survey respondents were more likely than community survey respondents to report one or more new sexual partners in the past year (women: 67.9% vs 28.3%, p