HIV prevalence was estimated
among migrants in transit through Mexico. Data were collected on 9108 Central
American migrants during a cross-sectional study performed in seven migrant
shelters from 2009 to 2013.
Considerations focused on their sociodemographic
characteristics, sexual and reproductive health, and experience with violence.
Based on a sample of 46.6 % of respondents who agreed to be HIV tested,
prevalence of the virus among migrants came to 0.71 %, reflecting the
concentrated epidemic in their countries of origin.
A descriptive analysis was
performed according to gender: the distribution of the epidemic peaked at
3.45 % in the transvestite, transgender and transsexual (TTT) population,
but fell to less than 1 % in men and women. This gender differential is
characteristic of the epidemic in Central America. Furthermore, 23.5 % of
TTTs and 5.8 % of women experienced sexual violence.
The predominant
impact of sexual violence on TTTs and women will influence the course of the
AIDS epidemic.
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By:
- 1Centre for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico, Mexico.
- 2Centre for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico, Mexico. cesar.infante@insp.mx.
- 3Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México. Av. Universidad 655, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. cesar.infante@insp.mx.
- 4Mexico City Autonomous University (UACM), Mexico, Mexico.
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