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Miguel Pinedo1, D Eastern Kang Sim, Rebeca Espinoza Giacinto
1Alcohol Research Group, University of California, Berkeley (Dr Pinedo); Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (Mr Kang Sim and Ms Giacinto); Graduate School of Public Health (Mr Kang Sim and Ms Giacinto) and School of Social Work (Dr Zuñiga), San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
Abstract:
The primary aim of this study was to explore the association between internal migration experience within Mexico and lifetime substance use among a sample of 442 indigenous persons from Yucatan, Mexico. Adjusting for potential confounding, correlates of lifetime substance use were assessed among participants with and without internal migration experience. Internal migration to a tourist destination was independently associated with higher odds (adjusted odds ratio: 2.1; 95% confidence interval: 1.3-3.4) of reporting lifetime substance use. Findings suggest that environmental contexts of internal migration may be of importance in shaping vulnerability to substance use.
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