Journal article
A Two-Way Road: Rates of HIV Infection and Behavioral Risk Factors Among Deported Mexican Labor Migrants
AIDS and behavior, v 16(6), pp 1630-1640
01 Aug 2012
PMID: 22562390
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Abstract
A large number of Mexican migrants are deported to Mexico and released in the North Mexican border region every year. Despite their volume and high vulnerability, little is known about the level of HIV infection and related risk behaviors among this hard-to-reach population. We conducted a cross-sectional, probability survey with deported Mexican migrants in Tijuana, Mexico (N = 693) and estimated levels of HIV infection and behavioral risk factors among this migrant flow. The sample and population estimated rates of HIV for deported males were 1.23 and 0.80 %, respectively. No positive cases were found among the female sample. We found high lifetime rates of reported sexually transmitted infections (22.3 %) and last 12-months rates of unprotected sex (63.0 %), sex with multiple sexual partners (18.1 %), casual partners (25.7 %), and sex workers (8.6 %), compared to U. S. and Mexico adults. HIV prevention, testing, and treatment programs for this large, vulnerable, and transnational population need to be implemented in both the U.S. and Mexico.
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- Title
- A Two-Way Road: Rates of HIV Infection and Behavioral Risk Factors Among Deported Mexican Labor Migrants
- Creators
- M. Gudelia Rangel - Colegio Frontera Norte, Tijuana, MexicoAna P. Martinez-Donate - University of Wisconsin–MadisonMelbourne F. Hovell - San Diego State UniversityCarol L. Sipan - San Diego State UniversityJennifer A. Zellner - San Diego State UniversityEduardo Gonzalez-Fagoaga - El Colegio de la Frontera NorteNorma J. Kelley - San Diego State UniversityAhmed Asadi-Gonzalez - Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaCatalina Amuedo-Dorantes - San Diego State UniversityCarlos Magis-Rodriguez - CIUDAD
- Publication Details
- AIDS and behavior, v 16(6), pp 1630-1640
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- 1 R01HD046886-01A2; R01 HD046886 / NICHD NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) R01HD046886 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000306695100028
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84865179286
- Other Identifier
- 991020100065404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Biomedical