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Deportation and mental health among migrants who inject drugs along the US-Mexico border

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Pinedo, Miguel, Burgos, José Luis, Zúñiga, María Luisa, Perez, Ramona, Macera, Caroline A., Ojeda, Victoria D.·2018·Global Public Health
DOI 10.1080/17441692.2016.1170183PMC PMC5191974
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This study describes the prevalence and factors of depressive symptoms among a sample of persons who inject drugs (PWID) with a history of deportation from the US in Tijuana, Mexico. In 2014, 132 deported PWID completed a structured questionnaire. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale (CESD-10) screening instrument. Eligible participants were ≥18 years old, injected drugs in the past month, spoke English or Spanish, and resided in Tijuana. Multivariate analyses identified factors associated with depressive symptoms. Among deported PWID, 45% reported current symptoms of depression. Deported PWID who were initially detained in the US for a crime-related reason before being deported (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 5.27; 95% CI: 1.79-15.52) and who perceived needing help with their drug use (AOR: 2.15; 95% 1.01-4.61) had higher odds of reporting depressive symptoms. Our findings highlight the need for effective strategies targeting deported migrants who inject drugs to treat mental health and drug abuse in Tijuana. Investing in the mental health of deported PWID may also be a viable HIV prevention strategy.

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  • The well-being of migrants post-deportation has been examined in some diverse contexts, though the longitudinal and reciprocal relationships with their U.S.-based families have not received attention.

    “The well-being of migrants post-deportation has been examined in some diverse contexts (9, 18, 57–61) though the longitudinal and reciprocal relationships with their U.S.-based families have not received attention.”

    From Deported Men's and Father's Perspective: The Impacts of Family Separation on Children and Families in the U.S. (2020) · cites this paper as [61]

  • An undocumented status prevents accessing public services (e.g., health care) and the labor market (e.g., employment opportunities).

    “It is critical that all parents and children have legal identification in the receiving country (e.g., Mexico), in order to prevent an undocumented status, which would prevent accessing public services (e.g., health care) and the labor market (e.g., employment opportunities) (61, 73).”

    From Deported Men's and Father's Perspective: The Impacts of Family Separation on Children and Families in the U.S. (2020) · cites this paper as [61]

    The Measures section lists possession of Mexican identification as a study variable, and the Conclusion reports interest among deported people who inject drugs in health insurance, occupational training, and help obtaining identification (page numbers unavailable). Neither passage says that undocumented status prevents access to public services or employment; searches for identification-related barriers to health care and work found no such statement in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Pinedo, M., Burgos, J. L., Zúñiga, M. L., Perez, R., Macera, C. A., & Ojeda, V. D.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • San Diego State University (US)
  • Department of Anthropology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
Corresponding author
Ojeda, Victoria D.
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Venue
Global Public Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-04-30
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
211-226
ISSN
  • 1744-1692 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-1706
DOI
10.1080/17441692.2016.1170183
PMC
PMC5191974
OpenAlex
W2345274596
Cited by
17
References
2
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FWCI
1.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Global Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (D43TW008633, R25TW009343)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01DA025504, R37DA019829, R37DA019829-S1)
  • National Institute on Mental Health (K01MH095680, T32AA007240)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • University of California Global Health Institute
  • UCSD Centre
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Identity, and Health
Keywords
deportation, people who inject drugs, depressive symptoms, mental health, migrants, U.S.-Mexico border, Tijuana, criminal detention, HIV prevention, substance use disorders
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Mexico, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Transients and Migrants, United States, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Prevalence, Young Adult

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