title: A transnational approach to understanding indicators of mental health, alcohol use and reproductive health among indigenous mexican migrants.
abstract: The three studies presented in this Special Topics in Immigrant Health report findings from a novel transnational, mixed-methods study with indigenous Mayans in Yucatán, Mexico, and their satellite communities in Southern California. Indigenous migrants comprise the largest proportion of recent, first-time migrants from Mexico to the United States and are among the migrant populations most vulnerable to discrimination (e.g. work place) and health disparities. The studies presented focus on three topics: perceived discrimination and mental health among indigenous migrants and non-migrants, risky alcohol use behaviors associated with migration to the U.S. and within Mexico, and gendered power dynamics related to sexual health care access and utilization. This transnational research sheds new light on health issues and gender differences affecting indigenous Mexican migrant men, women and their families. Findings can serve to inform intervention research to improve migrant health in the U.S. and Mexico as well as transnational collaboration between countries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0927, USA, mlzuniga@mail.sdsu.edu.
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zúñiga
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lewin Fischer
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cornelius
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cornelius
authors.forename: Shira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Keyes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology*; D002140:California; D032882:Comprehension; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D044382:Population Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D060728:Reproductive Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult