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ArticleJournal of cross-cultural gerontology2019

Aging and the Hidden Costs of Going Home to Mexico.

Ana P Canedo, Jaqueline L Angel

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Article in Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Return Migration and Contraceptive Use in Mexico.Studies in family planning · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ana P CanedoLyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 2300 Red River St., Stop E2700, Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 3, P.O. Box Y, Austin, TX, 78713-8925, USA. anacanedo@utexas.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9336-1179
Jaqueline L AngelLyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 2300 Red River St., Stop E2700, Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 3, P.O. Box Y, Austin, TX, 78713-8925, USA. jangel@austin.utexas.edu.
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Scientific & Technical CoreP2CHD042849 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Elizabeth T. Gershoff · 2017 to 2026
$5.2M
Conference Series on Aging in the America: United States and MexicoR13AG029767 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI EMMA AGUILA, JACQUELINE L. ANGEL · 2009 to 2026
$599k
NIA NIH HHS AG029767NIA NIH HHS R13 AG029767NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD042849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data from the Mexican Census reveal that between 2005 and 2015, nearly two million migrants returned voluntarily to Mexico from the United States. Currently, high rates of voluntary-return migration to Mexico continue at the same time that migration flows to the U.S. steadily decline. This return migration trend presents serious challenges for Mexico, a country that has long struggled to satisfy the health care demands of its population. However, little is known about return migrants' health care needs. In this study, we examine the health risk profiles and healthcare utilization for Mexican return migrants and the non-migrant population. We examine how these outcomes are affected by both the migration and return migration experience of the returnee population, while paying close attention to age-group differences. We employ inverse probability weighting regression adjustment (IPWRA) and logistic regression analysis of a sample of 348,450 respondents from the 2014 National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID) to test for differences in health conditions between those Mexican return migrants and non-migrants. We then turn to the Survey of Migration at Mexico's Northern Border (EMIF Norte, for its Spanish acronym) for the 2014-2017 period to further assess whether certain characteristics linked to aging and the migration experience influence the prevalence of chronic health conditions, and health insurance coverage among 17,258 returned migrants. Findings reveal that compared to non-migrants, returnees are more likely to be physically impaired. These poor health outcomes are influenced by the migration and return migration experience and vary by age group and duration of residence, the time that has elapsed since returning to Mexico. We do not find an association between return migration and mental or emotional distress. Policy implications are discussed in light of immigration reform and restrictions on eligibility for health insurance coverage for older adults in Mexico.

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Health Services AccessibilityHealth StatusInsurance CoverageMexican AmericansTransients and MigrantsAdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleHumansMaleMexicoMiddle AgedSex FactorsAgingChronic health conditionsHealthHealth insurance coverageMexicoReturn migration

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PMID31396808
PMCPMC10372815
OpenAlexW2967357268

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