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dc.contributor.authorRodriguez-Chavez, Cesar
dc.contributor.authorLarrea-Schiavon, Silvana
dc.contributor.authorLeyva-Flores, Rene
dc.contributor.authorNirma, D. Bustamante
dc.contributor.authorArevalo, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorCortes-Alcala, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorMerrill, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorEscotto, Dianne
dc.contributor.authorBojorquez, Ietza
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-24T19:07:38Z
dc.date.available2023-05-24T19:07:38Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-22
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.healthandmigration.info/xmlui/handle/123456789/651
dc.description.abstractCross-border use of health services is an important aspect of life in border regions. Little is known about the cross-border use of health services in neighboring low- and middle-income countries. Understanding use of health services in contexts of high cross-border mobility, such as at the Mexico-Guatemala border, is crucial for national health systems planning. This article aims to describe the characteristics of the cross-border use of health care services by transborder populations at the Mexico-Guatemala border, as well as the sociodemographic and health-related variables associated with use. A total of 6,991 participants were included in this analysis; 82.9% were Guatemalans living in Guatemala, 9.2% were Guatemalans living in Mexico, 7.8% were Mexicans living in Mexico, and 0.16% were Mexicans living in Guatemala. 2.6% of all participants reported having a health problem in the past two weeks, of whom 58.1% received care. Guatemalans living in Guatemala were the only group reporting cross-border use of health services. In multivariate analyses, Guatemalans living in Guatemala working in Mexico (compared to not working in Mexico) (OR 3.45; 95% CI 1.02,11.65), and working in agriculture/cattle, industry, or construction while in Mexico (compared to working in other sectors) (OR 26.67; 95% CI 1.97,360.85), were associated with cross-border use.en
dc.titleA characterization of cross-border use of health services in a transborder population at the Mexico-Guatemala border, September-November 2021en
eihealth.countryGuatemalaen
eihealth.categoryHealth servicesen
eihealth.typePublished Articleen
eihealth.enlace.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946200/en


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