title: Migrants in transit: the importance of monitoring HIV risk among migrant flows at the Mexico-US border.
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 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.
authors.affiliation: Ana P. Martinez-Donate and Xiao Zhang are with the Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Melbourne F. Hovell is with the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Maria Gudelia Rangel and J. Eduardo Gonzalez-Fagoaga are with El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico. Carol L. Sipan is with the School of Social Sciences, University of California, Merced. At the time of the study, Carlos Magis-Rodriguez was with the Sexually Transmitted Infections Research Center, HIV/AIDS Program, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ana P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Martinez-Donate
authors.forename: Melbourne F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hovell
authors.forename: Maria Gudelia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rangel
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sipan
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magis-Rodriguez
authors.forename: J Eduardo
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Fagoaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D017678:Sex Distribution; D060386:Sex Workers; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology