[Gender and physical activity in Mexican women with experience of migration to the USA].

Objective: To analyze the influence of gender on the practice of physical activity, in women with experiences of migration to the U.S.A.

[Dietary changes in Mexican women migrating to the U.S].

Objective: To describe the dietary changes and processes involved in the incorporation of new foods, in Mexican women with a migratory experience to the U.S.

Material And Methods: A qualitative study was conducted, based on grounded theory, of women who had had a migratory experience and were residing in rural zones of the state of Morelos, Mexico.

[Strategies by Mexican migrants in the USA to seek health care].

Objective: To identify the strategies used by Mexican migrants to access health services in the U.S. and Mexico.

Well-being and family support among elderly rural Mexicans in the context of migration to the United States.

Objective: To explore perceptions of well-being, family support, and economic resources in relation to level of contact with migration to the U.S. among a sample of elderly males from rural Mexico.

["Damage, not age, is what makes a person old": ageing and health in rural males].

Objective: To analyze the social factors associated with the health status of elderly men, 60 years and older, who live in poverty in the rural areas of Mexico.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted between February and October 2002, in a convenience sample of 392 elderly men residing in rural areas of the states of Guerrero, Morelos and Jalisco states. A validated questionnaire was applied to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, general wellbeing, health problems, food consumption, and some indicators of mental health, personal strength and social support.

[Health institutions and physicians' self-care].

Objective: To analyze how self-care of health workers is influenced by their professional training and institutional setting.

Material And Methods: This study took place from March 2000 to February 2001 in a health center, a general hospital, and a health research institute. Qualitative in-depth interviews were used to collect data.

Nutritional factors and breast cancer in Mexico.

Breast cancer (BC) morbidity and mortality in Mexico are on the rise, affecting younger women with more frequency. Nutritional factors are often mentioned as determinants of BC but their relevance is not well established in Latin-American countries, where dietary habits show great variation. From a study population previously assembled in Mexico City, 141 histologically confirmed cases of BC were matched by age (+/-3 yr) to an equal number of hospital controls.