Migrants in Transit: The Importance of Monitoring HIV Risk Among Migrant Flows at the Mexico-US Border
Migrants in Transit: The Importance of Monitoring HIV Risk Among Migrant Flows at the Mexico-US Border
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.2014.302336
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发表时间：
2015-03-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Gonzalez-Fagoaga, J. Eduardo
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作者：
Martinez-Donate, Ana P.;Hovell, Melbourne F.;Gonzalez-Fagoaga, J. Eduardo
我们对穿越墨西哥-美国边境的移民流进行了一项基于概率的调查，我们估计了代表5个不同移民阶段的移民的艾滋病毒感染率，风险行为和背景因素。我们的研究结果表明，移民的影响是不均匀的性别或风险因素。通过考虑移民过程的出发前，过境和拦截阶段，我们的研究结果补充了以前对墨西哥移民在目的地和返回阶段进行的艾滋病毒研究。监测这一脆弱的跨国人口中的艾滋病毒风险对于更好地了解移民过程不同阶段的风险模式以及为制定保护政策和方案提供信息至关重要。
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 Mexican migrants 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.