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Pre-COVID-19 Social Determinants of Health Among Mexican Migrants in Los Angeles and New York City and Their Increased Vulnerability to Unfavorable Health Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Vilar-Compte, Mireya; Gaitán-Rossi, Pablo; Félix-Beltrán, Lucía; Bustamante, Arturo V.
  • Vilar-Compte M; Department of Public Health, Montclair State University, University Hall 4157, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ, 07043, USA. vilarcomptem@montclair.edu.
  • Gaitán-Rossi P; EQUIDE Research Institute for Equitable Development, Universidad Iberoamericana, Prolongación Paseo de la Reforma 880, A.Obregón, 01219, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Félix-Beltrán L; Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, 31-254B CHS, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
  • Bustamante AV; Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, 31-254B CHS, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health ; 24(1): 65-77, 2022 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1446184
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 has disproportionally affected underrepresented minorities (URM) and low-income immigrants in the United States. The aim of the study is to examine the underlying vulnerabilities of Mexican immigrants in New York City (NYC) and Los Angeles (LA), its correspondence with area-level COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, and to document the role of trusted and culturally sensitive services offered during the pandemic through the Ventanillas de Salud (i.e. VDS, Health Windows) program. The study uses a mixed-methods approach including a cross-sectional survey of Mexican immigrants in LA and NYC collected in the Mexican Consulates at the onset of the pandemic, complemented with a georeferencing analysis and key informant interviews. Data suggested an increased vulnerability to COVID-19 given participants reported health status, health care profile and place of residence, which coincided with the georeferencing analysis. The key informant interviews confirmed the vulnerability of this population and the supporting role of VDS in helping immigrants navigate health systems and disseminate health information. Mexican immigrants had an increased vulnerability to COVID-19 at the individual, geographic and systemic levels. Trusted and culturally sensitive services are needed to overcome some of the barriers and risk factors that increase the vulnerability of URM and immigrant populations to COVID-19.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Transients and Migrants / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / Mexico Language: English Journal: J Immigr Minor Health Journal subject: Social Sciences / Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10903-021-01283-8

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Transients and Migrants / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / Mexico Language: English Journal: J Immigr Minor Health Journal subject: Social Sciences / Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S10903-021-01283-8