Ethnic and Racial Studies · 2011 · 14 citations · 13 references
Public HealthHealth PolicyInfectious DiseasesHiv ControlHiv PreventionPopulation Health PolicyHiv EpidemiologyImmigrant HealthLatino Health StudiesMigrant HealthMigration HealthStructural Interventions For Hiv PreventionHiv PrevalenceImmigrant Health DisparitiesInfectious Disease Among MigrantsLatino Health DisparitiesMigrant Health PolicyMigrant Infectious Disease RiskMigrant Worker Health PolicyPrevalence Rate
Abstract Migrant workers from Latin America are an essential source of economic development in the US agricultural industry. A majority of migrants are from Mexico and are undocumented and they represent a vulnerable and marginalized group in American society. There is a growing concern for HIV disease in the migrant community. The HIV prevalence rate among migrants is higher than the average rates in USA and in countries of Latin America. There are many behavioural, social, cultural, and health care risk factors and barriers that place migrants at increased risk for HIV infection. Many migrant workers contract HIV while working and living in the USA, which has contributed to rising HIV infection rates in Mexico. In order to prevent an increasing epidemic of HIV disease in Latino migrant workers, there is an urgent call for new and improved health care policies at the international, federal, state, and local levels.
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