Facilitating and Inhibiting Factors of Sexual Behavior among Migrants in Transition from Mexico to the United states

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:54Z
Fecha de publicación2017-01-01
ResumenIntroduction: Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the border region of Mexico due to the flow of migrants under desperate conditions, encouraging casual and unprotected sex. Since this has become a binational public health problem, it is important to understand the factors that predict these sexual behaviors. The aim of the current study was to investigate the facilitators and inhibitors of transition in the sexual behavior of migrants from two border regions on the MexicoUnited States (US) border. Methods: This was a predictive and cross-sectional study. A sample of 256 migrants in shelters for migrants on the border between Mexico and US were selected through systematic random sampling. Predictor variables investigated for effect on the safe sexual behavior (SSB) of the migrant were reasons for having sex; sexual attitudes; sexual machismo; knowledge about HIV; access to health services; and social discrimination. Results: The sample was predominantly male (89.5\%), with 46.1\% reporting being single. The average age was 33.38 years (SD = 9.73) and the average number of years of education reported was 8.05 (SD = 3.37). A permissive sexual attitude and sexual machismo both correlated with condom use (r(s) = 0.130, p < 0.01 and rs = -0.174, p < 0.01, respectively). Regression analysis showed that a permissive sexual attitude decreased the practice of safe sex (beta = 0.17, t = 4.16, p < 0.001), as did sexual machismo (beta = -0.28, t = -4.83, p < 0.001) and HIV knowledge (beta = -0.11, t = -2.62, p = 0.006). Discussion: It was found that access to health services did not influence the SSB of migrants, as suggested by the literature. However, a permissive sexual attitude, sexual machismo, and HIV knowledge were all variables capable of predicting SSB. It is recommended that the study is extended to study migrant populations from other parts of the border, as well undertaking as a qualitative approach to explore new variables.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00149es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/4745
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialFRONTIERS MEDIA SAes_ES
RelaciónFrontiers in Public Healthes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00149es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteFrontiers in Public Health
Palabra clavemigrantses_ES
Palabra claveHIVes_ES
Palabra clavesexual behaviores_ES
Palabra clavetransitiones_ES
Palabra clavesafe sexes_ES
TítuloFacilitating and Inhibiting Factors of Sexual Behavior among Migrants in Transition from Mexico to the United stateses_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorAlejandro Guerra-Ordonez, Jesus
AutorBenavides-Torres, Raquel A.
AutorZapata-Garibay, Rogelio
AutorJulia Onofre-Rodriguez, Dora
AutorAracely Marquez-Vega, Maria
AutorZamora-Carmona, Gabriela
AutorAlejandro Guerra-Ordonez, Jesuses_ES
AutorBenavides-Torres, Raquel A.es_ES
AutorZapata-Garibay, Rogelioes_ES
AutorJulia Onofre-Rodriguez, Doraes_ES
AutorAracely Marquez-Vega, Mariaes_ES
AutorZamora-Carmona, Gabrielaes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00149
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
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