A tale of two cities: Social and environmental influences shaping risk factors and protective behaviors in two Mexico-US border cities.
Health Place
; 15(4): 999-1005, 2009 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19464228
ABSTRACT
The economic, social, cultural, and political milieus that influence HIV risk behaviors along the US-Mexico border are understudied. In an effort to appropriately inform interventions targeting structural influences, we compared injecting drug using populations living in two cities--Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Tijuana, Baja California--situated on the Mexico-US border. These populations presented with similar demographic profiles, but differed significantly in terms of social and environmental influences that can influence both risk and protective factors (e.g., family drug use, migration, drug use patterns). We observed distinct behavioral and structural influences in these two border cities that will require tailored intervention strategies to reduce HIV transmission.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assunção de Riscos
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Infecções por HIV
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Usuários de Drogas
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article