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J Community Health 1997 Jun;22(3):185-98

School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley 94720-7400, USA.

This study reports findings from a survey of condom-related beliefs, behaviors, and perceived social norms in Mexican migrant laborers that live and work in the United States for extended periods of time. Snowball sampling was used to recruit 501 Mexican migrants from five "sending towns" in Jalisco, Mexico, with historically high rates of out-migration to the United States. Results showed that subjects reported few negative beliefs about condom use and high efficacy to use condoms in challenging sexual situations but social norms sanctioning condoms were limited. Read More

AIDS Behav 2017 Mar;21(3):935-948

Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market St., Hesbitt Hall 458, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

HIV risk among Mexican migrants varies across migration phases (pre-departure, transit, destination, interception, and return), but there is limited knowledge about specific sexual behaviors, characteristics of sexual partners, and sexual contexts at different migration stages. To fill the gap, we used data from a cross-sectional population-based survey conducted in Tijuana, Mexico. Information on migration phase and last sexual encounter was collected from 1219 male migrants. Read More

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012 Dec;61(5):610-7

California HIV/AIDS Research Program, University of California, Office of the President, Oakland, CA 94102, USA.

Background: Previous studies have shown an association between Mexican migration to the United States and an increased frequency of HIV high-risk behaviors among male Mexican migrants. However, the individual level change in these behaviors after migration has not been quantified.

Objective: To estimate the change in HIV high-risk behaviors among Mexican migrants after migration to the United States. Read More

AIDS Behav 2012 Aug;16(6):1630-40

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico.

A large number of Mexican migrants are deported to Mexico and released in the North Mexican border region every year. Despite their volume and high vulnerability, little is known about the level of HIV infection and related risk behaviors among this hard-to-reach population. We conducted a cross-sectional, probability survey with deported Mexican migrants in Tijuana, Mexico (N = 693) and estimated levels of HIV infection and behavioral risk factors among this migrant flow. Read More