Journal article
Prevalence of risk factors for HIV infection among Mexican migrants and immigrants: probability survey in the north border of Mexico
Salud pública de México, v 48(1), pp 3-12
01 Feb 2006
PMID: 16555529
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of risk factors for HIV infection among Mexican migrants and immigrants (MMIs) in different geographic contexts, including the sending communities in Mexico, the receiving communities in the United States (US), and the Mexican North border region. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a probability survey among MMIs traveling through key border crossing sites in the Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)-San Diego (California, US) border region (N=1 429). RESULTS: The survey revealed substantial rates of reported sexually transmitted infections, needle-sharing and sexual risk practices in all migration contexts. CONCLUSIONS: The estimated levels of HIV risk call for further binational research and preventive interventions in all key geographic contexts of the migration experience to identify and tackle the different personal, environmental, and structural determinants of HIV risk in each of these contexts.
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- Title
- Prevalence of risk factors for HIV infection among Mexican migrants and immigrants: probability survey in the north border of Mexico
- Creators
- M. Gudelia Rangel - El Colegio de la Frontera NorteAna P. Martínez-Donate - San Diego State UniversityMelbourne F. Hovell - San Diego State UniversityJorge Santibáñez - El Colegio de la Frontera NorteCarol L. Sipan - San Diego State UniversityJose A. Izazola-Licea - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
- Publication Details
- Salud pública de México, v 48(1), pp 3-12
- Publisher
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- Portuguese
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000235788500003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33645321397
- Other Identifier
- 991020099044304721
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