Publications by authors named "Williams Jesus Hernandez-Jimenez"
Front Public Health
January 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the health issues facing Central American immigrants traveling through northeastern Mexico, highlighting a growing concern about chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension among this population.
- Researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with 520 migrants, mostly men from Honduras, and collected data on their health indicators, revealing that 28.9% were overweight, 10.7% obese, and a small percentage had hypertension or high blood sugar levels.
- The average age of participants was around 29 years, with findings showing striking health trends, such as El Salvador having the highest rate of diabetes at 14.7%, and indicating that women participants faced additional health disparities.
