American Journal of Public Health
Volume 105, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 497-509

Migrants in transit: The importance of monitoring HIV risk among migrant flows at the Mexico-US border (Article)

Martinez-Donate A.P.* , Hovell M.F. , Rangel M.G. , Zhang X. , Sipan C.L. , Magis-Rodriguez C. , Gonzalez-Fagoaga J.E.
  • a Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States, Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, 610 Walnut St., 605 WARF, Madison, WI 53726-2397, United States
  • b Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
  • c El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico
  • d Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States
  • e School of Social Sciences, University of California, Merced, United States
  • f Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Center, HIV/AIDS Program, Mexico City, Mexico
  • g El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico

Abstract

We conducted a probability-based survey of migrant flows traveling across the Mexico-US border, and we estimated HIV infection rates, risk behaviors, and contextual factors for migrants representing 5 distinct migration phases. Our results suggest that the influence of migration is not uniform across genders or risk factors. By considering the predeparture, transit, and interception phases of the migration process, our findings complement previous studies on HIV among Mexicanmigrants conducted at the destination and return phases. Monitoring HIV risk among this vulnerable transnational population is critical for better understanding patterns of risk at different points of the migration process and for informing the development of protection policies and programs.

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Index Keywords

HIV Infections transmission sexual behavior complication sex ratio human epidemiology statistics and numerical data substance abuse ethnology Mexico sex worker Surveys and Questionnaires United States Humans psychology male female questionnaire prevalence Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice high risk behavior Risk-Taking Substance Abuse, Intravenous adult migration Sex Distribution Sex Workers Transients and Migrants attitude to health
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922706856&doi=10.2105%2fAJPH.2014.302336&partnerID=40&md5=5a113ad24ddaf862339e57421e2193c9
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302336
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 23
Original Language: English