Citation

Pinedo M, Campos Y, Leal D, Fregoso J, Goldenberg SM, Zúñiga ML. J. Immigr. Minor. Health 2014; 16(3): 348-355.

Affiliation

Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10903-013-9964-8

PMID

24366542

Abstract

The association between international and domestic migration and alcohol use among indigenous communities is poorly understood. We explored migration-related factors associated with alcohol use behaviors among an indigenous Mayan, binational population. From January to March 2012, 650 indigenous participants from the high-emigration town of Tunkás in the Mexican state of Yucatán (n = 650) residing in Mexico and California completed surveys. Multivariate logistic regression identified migration-related factors associated with alcohol use behaviors. US migration of shorter duration (<5 years) was independently associated with at-risk drinking (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.34; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.09-5.03), as was longer-duration domestic migration (≥5 years) (AOR 2.34; 95 % CI 1.12-4.87). Ability to speak Maya (AOR 0.26; 95 % CI 0.13-0.48) was protective against at-risk drinking. Culturally appropriate alcohol use prevention interventions are needed for domestic and international indigenous Mexican migrants to address alcohol use behavior in the context of migration.

Language: en