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Health Profile and Health Care Access of Mexican Migration Flows Traversing the Northern Border of Mexico
Medical care, v 58(5), pp 474-482
May 2020
PMID: 32028523
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Abstract
The health of Latino migrants is most often studied with samples of immigrants settled in the United States or returned migrants in Mexico. We examine health outcomes and health care access of Mexican migrants traversing the Mexican border region to gain a better understanding of migrant health needs as they transition between migration phases.
We used data from a 2013 probability survey of migrants from Northbound and Southbound migration flows in Tijuana, Mexico (N=2412). Respondents included Northbound migrants with and without US migration experience, Southbound migrants returning home from the United States or the Mexican border region, and migrants returning to Mexico via deportation. Descriptive statistics and regression models were estimated to characterize and compare their health status, behavioral health, and health care access across migration phases.
Northbound migrants with US migration experience, Southbound migrants from the United States, and deported migrants had worse levels of health insurance, health care utilization, and diabetes than Northbound migrants without US migration experience. Southbound migrants returning from the border reported worse self-rated health and deportees had higher odds of reported substance use compared with Northbound migrants without US migration experience.
Mexican migrants' health profile and health care access vary significantly across migration flows and generally are worse for migrants with US migration experience. The results add to our understanding of Mexican migrant health along the migration continuum and can inform services in sending, receiving, and intermediate communities.
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- Title
- Health Profile and Health Care Access of Mexican Migration Flows Traversing the Northern Border of Mexico
- Creators
- Ana P Martinez-Donate - Drexel UniversityNiko Verdecias - Drexel UniversityXiao Zhang - UW Carbone Cancer CenterGonzalez-Fagoaga Jesús Eduardo - Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZAhmed A Asadi-Gonzalez - Autonomous University of Baja CaliforniaSylvia Guendelman - University of California, BerkeleyCatalina Amuedo-Dorantes - Department of Economics San Diego State University San Diego CAGudelia Rangel - Border Health Commission, Mexico Section, Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
- Publication Details
- Medical care, v 58(5), pp 474-482
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Grant note
- R01 HD046886 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000526851900010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85083536495
- Other Identifier
- 991019167782604721
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