title: Seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the Mexico-US border region.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Mobile populations are at high risk for communicable diseases and can serve as a bridge between sending and receiving communities. The objective of this study is to determine the rates of, and factors associated with, seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the US-Mexico border.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a 2013 cross-sectional population-based survey of adult mobile Mexican migrants traveling through the Mexico-US border region (N=2313; weighted N=652,500). We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis to model the odds of receiving an influenza vaccination in the past year by sociodemographics, migration history, health status, and access to health care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The seasonal influenza vaccination rate in this population was 18.6%. Gender, health status, and health insurance were associated with the likelihood to receive an influenza vaccination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, the rates of seasonal influenza vaccination in circular Mexican migrants are low compared to adults in Mexico and the US Efforts are needed to increase influenza vaccination among this highly mobile population, particularly in adults with chronic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI, USA.
authors.forename: Ifna H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Ejebe
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI, USA.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, B.C., Mexico.
authors.forename: Maria Gudelia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rangel
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison WI, USA. Electronic address: martinezdona@wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Ana P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Martinez-Donate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Border health; Health care; Influenza; Mexican migrants; Vaccination