Exploring the Association between Educational Aspirations and Intentions to Migrate among Youth in Central Mexico by Gender.

We assessed the association between educational aspirations and the intention to migrate among 1,446 adolescents aged 11-17 years, living in semi-urban/rural communities in Jalisco, Mexico. Analyses rely on survey data from the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes study. The outcome variable was the intention to migrate, a three-category variable coded as no intention to migrate, intention to migrate within Mexico, and intention to migrate internationally.

Urban Violence, Migration and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use among Transnational Students in Northern Mexico.

This article reports on the findings of a study of the relationship between transnational experiences in the United States (US) and the use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana among 7th grade students ( = 1418). The study was guided by a cross-national framework for research on immigrant health and assessed the accumulation of risk factors for transnational adolescents. Data came from a survey conducted in 2017 in Nogales, Mexico.

Migration Intentions and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in West-Central Mexico.

This study explores the association between migration intentions and alcohol use among west-central Mexico adolescents living in high migration communities. This study used the baseline data from the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes (FAMELO) project ( = 1286), collected in 2018. We used multiple imputations to address missingness and propensity score matching to reduce the selection bias.

Testing a Culturally Adapted Youth Substance Use Prevention Program in a Mexican Border City: .

This article reports on a test of a youth substance use prevention program conducted in Nogales-Sonora, a Mexican city on the US border. The study tested the efficacy of a version of the keepin' it REAL curriculum for middle school students that was culturally adapted for Mexico and renamed Mantente REAL. Students in 7th grade classrooms in four public schools participated in the study (N = 1,418, 49% female, mean age = 11.

The effect of pelvic pain and urinary incontinence on women's self-rated health in northern Mexico.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study was designed to assess the effect of gynecological morbidities on Mexican women's self-rated health status and emotional health.

Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted among Mexican women aged 25-54. We analyzed information on 1,303 participants living in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Measuring urinary incontinence in a population of women in northern Mexico: prevalence and severity.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and its associated risk factors among women in northern Mexico. The type and severity of incontinence were also assessed.

Methods: This cross-sectional population-based study assessed self-reported urinary incontinence in a random sample of 1,307 women aged 25-54 years.

Neighborhood socio-environmental vulnerability and infant mortality in Hermosillo, Sonora.

Objective: This paper explores the impact of contextual variables at the neighborhood level on a health marker in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico and discusses the importance of collaboration between planners and health professional to minimize the negative effect of contextual factors on urban health.

Materials And Methods: Few studies in Mexico have assessed health outcomes at the intra-urban scale and their interaction with neighborhood-level contextual variables. Using spatial analysis and geographical information systems, the paper explores the association between infant mortality and an index of socio-environmental vulnerability used to measure urban contextual factors.

Hopelessness, family stress, and depression among Mexican-heritage mothers in the southwest.

This article reports on the findings of a study conducted with a sample of 136 Mexican-heritage mothers residing in a large southwestern metropolitan area. From a risk-and-resiliency perspective, hopelessness was approached as a culturally specific response to family stress and other challenges encountered by Mexican immigrants. Although Mexican-heritage women and other Latinas have higher prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders than their male counterparts, they experience disparity in accessing mental health services.

Pelvic pain and associated characteristics among women in northern Mexico.

Context: Until recently, the reproductive health agenda has focused on a restricted number of morbidity indicators, particularly those associated with life-threatening diseases. However, gynecologic morbidities that are a source of pelvic pain, although not life-threatening, do impose a substantial burden because of their potential to reduce women's overall well-being.

Methods: In 2005, a cross-sectional population-based study was conducted in Hermosillo, Mexico, to assess self- reported pelvic pain conditions in a random sample of 1,307 women aged 25-54.

[When coitus produce pain: an exploration of female sexuality in northwest Mexico].

Objective: To determine the prevalence of dyspareunia among women aged 25-54 and its associated risk factors.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora and data from 1,183 sexually active women were analyzed. A multiple logistic regression was computed to analyze the association between dyspareunia and sociodemographic characteristics, medical conditions and sexual violence.