HIV Health Care Services For Mexican Migrants

Solorio, M. Rosa; Currier, Judith S.; Cunningham, William E.

doi:10.1097/01.qai.0000141251.16099.74

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“…5 Due to their undocumented status and hidden nature, the study population has traditionally remained off the radar screen of health departments, hospitals, and other sources of health indicators. Data on migrant workers presented in this paper come from the works of several researchers (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14), fact sheets compiled by the National Center for Farmworker Health (15), and an investigative report published by the Palm Beach Post (16).…”

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STI/HIV Risks for Mexican Migrant Laborers: Exploratory Ethnographies

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Abstract:The influx of Latino laborers into the U.S. and the confluence of migration-driven factors in an environment ripe for risk-taking have the potential to exacerbate already rising STI/HIV rates among migrants and their social networks at both the home and receiving regions. This paper focuses on Mexican migrant laborers who are among the most marginalized and exploited Latinos in the U.S. This study used ethnographic methods to delineate the sociocultural and spatial contexts and social organization of migrant farmwork, and examined how intertwined individual and environmental factors render migrant farmworkers vulnerable to STI/HIV risks. Findings indicate the presence of a number of factors in the study population of Mexican migrant workers (N = 23)-such as poverty, limited education, physical/social/cultural isolation, long work hours, constant mobility, hazardous work conditions, limited access to health care, low rates of condom use, multipartnering, and use of sexworkers-which increase their risks for STI/HIV transmission. To be successful, prevention efforts need to focus not only on condom education and HIV awareness and testing, but also on reducing migrants' social isolation and understanding their social networks.

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STI/HIV Risks for Mexican Migrant Laborers: Exploratory Ethnographies

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“…Previous reviews of published data regarding HIV in migrant workers have focused on the Southeastern United States (Painter, 2008). These reviews have analyzed the epidemiology of HIV in migrants (Sanchez et al, 2004), reviewed U.S. health care services for Mexican migrants (Solorio, Currier, & Cunningham, 2004), reviewed and critiqued HIV prevention strategies for migrants (Organista, Carrillo, & Ayala, 2004), and given an overview of migration and AIDS in Mexico (Magis-Rodriguez et al, 2004). Only one review offered an overall analysis of migrants and HIV in the United States; however, this review is now outdated (Organista & Organista, 1997).…”

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“…Although services do exist for migrant workers (Solorio et al, 2004), the federal Migrant Health Program has been critiqued for having inadequate resources to meet the needs of this large population (Villarejo, 2003). Previously published data show that migrant workers have little interaction with the traditional U.S. health care system, seeking costly emergency care only when absolutely essential.…”

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“…Individuals who work in the United States, regardless of immigration status, must be able to access health care coverage that is financially as well as culturally appropriate. Undocumented workers in California can currently access HIV medication through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (Solorio et al, 2004), but the state's funding crisis is threatening this service. Allowing HIV-infected migrant workers access to treatment is an issue of social justice and must therefore be protected.…”

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HIV and Mexican Migrant Workers in the United States: A Review Applying the Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model

Albarrán¹,

Nyamathi²

2011

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

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Mexican migrant workers residing in the United States are a vulnerable population at high risk for HIV infection. This article critically appraises the published data surrounding HIV prevalence in this vulnerable group, as seen through the lens of the Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model. This model demonstrates how exposure to risk and resource availability affect health status. The health status of Mexican migrants in the United States is compromised by a number of factors that increase risk of HIV: limited access to health services, multiple sexual partners, low rates of condom use, men having sex with men, and lay injection practices. Migration from Mexico to the United States has increased the prevalence of HIV in rural Mexico, making this an issue of urgent binational concern. This review highlights the implications for further nursing research, practice, and policy.

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“…This finding is consistent with national findings that foreign birth is a strong predictor of late HIV testing in the U.S. [21][22][23][24] Research has shown that undocumented status, lack of health insurance, perceived lack of risk, and stigma contribute to delayed HIV testing among foreign-born people. 22,25,26 Foreign-born people often have limited access to care. 27 Low-cost HIV testing outside of traditional health-care settings, education on HIV risks, and promotion of early testing and care may increase early HIV diagnosis among foreign-born patients.…”

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Timely HIV Diagnosis and HIV/TB Comanagement among California Patients in 2008

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Objective. National guidelines highlight the roles of early HIV diagnosis and effective comanagement for HIV and tuberculosis (TB) to prevent mortality and morbidity from HIV-related TB. We assessed HIV diagnosis timing and HIV/TB comanagement for California HIV/TB patients.Methods. We reviewed and analyzed public health charts for California HIV/TB patients reported during 2008. HIV diagnoses fewer than three months before TB diagnosis were considered new HIV diagnoses. We determined the proportion of patients with new HIV diagnoses, risk factors for new HIV diagnoses, and proportion of patients receiving recommended CD4 cell count measurements, supervised TB therapy, and antiretroviral therapy (ART).results. Of 130 HIV/TB patients, 51% had new HIV diagnoses. Foreign-born patients were more likely than U.S.-born patients to have new HIV diagnoses. Supervised TB therapy and CD4 cell count measurements followed national recommendations for 91% and 74% of patients, respectively. At least 73% of patients started ART before completing TB therapy. Compared with patients who had previous HIV diagnoses, patients with new HIV diagnoses started ART later and had lower CD4 cell counts and higher viral loads at TB diagnosis.conclusions. Although most HIV/TB patients received the recommended treatment, half had new HIV diagnoses. Compared with patients who had previous HIV diagnoses, patients with new HIV diagnoses had greater immunosuppression at TB diagnosis. A new diagnosis indicates that HIV could have been diagnosed earlier and ART or treatment for latent TB infection could have been initiated to prevent TB development.

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HIV Health Care Services For Mexican Migrants

Cited by 30 publications

References 65 publications

STI/HIV Risks for Mexican Migrant Laborers: Exploratory Ethnographies

STI/HIV Risks for Mexican Migrant Laborers: Exploratory Ethnographies

HIV and Mexican Migrant Workers in the United States: A Review Applying the Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model

Timely HIV Diagnosis and HIV/TB Comanagement among California Patients in 2008

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