A Transnational Approach to Understanding Indicators of Mental Health,Alcohol Use and Reproductive Health Among Indigenous Mexican Migrants |
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Authors: | María Luisa Zúñiga Pedro Lewin Fischer Debra Cornelius Wayne Cornelius Shira Goldenberg David Keyes |
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Institution: | 1. Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0927, USA 5. School of Social Work, College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, MC 4119, San Diego, CA, 92182-4119, USA 2. Centro INAH Yucatán, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico 3. Sociology and Anthropology Department, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, USA 4. Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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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. |
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