%0 Journal Article
%T Alcohol use behaviors among indigenous migrants: A transnational study on communities of origin and destination
%J Journal of immigrant and minority health
%D 2014
%A Pinedo, Miguel
%A Campos, Yasmin
%A Leal, Daniela
%A Fregoso, Julio
%A Goldenberg, Shira M.
%A Zúñiga, María Luisa
%V 16
%N 3
%P 348-355
%X 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 1557-1912
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-013-9964-8