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Migrants in transit through Mexico to the US: Experiences with violence and related factors, 2009-2015.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sexual violence along migration routes: A qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of physical violence against people in insecure migration status: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Adverse migration experiences, border community stress, and the mental health of asylum-seeking women in transit at the Mexico-U.S. border.SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
- Determinants of self-rated health among Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Inequalities in access to health care: an exploration of the cascade of care for in-transit migrants and asylum seekers, and the general population in Mexico.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- The impact of stigma and discrimination-based narratives in the health of migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
- Experiences of violence while in insecure migration status: a qualitative evidence synthesis.Globalization and health · 2024Review
- Eating on the move: experiences of food insecurity and hunger during overland transit through Mexico.Global food security · 2024Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life Among Irregular Sub-Saharan Migrants in Northern Morocco.Cureus · 2024Article
- Health Risks of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Federal Custody and in US Communities.American journal of public health · 2024Review
- "When you leave your country, this is what you're in for": experiences of structural, legal, and gender-based violence among asylum-seeking women at the Mexico-U.S. border.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Exploring the Association Between Detention Conditions, Detention-Related Abuse, and Mental Health Among Deported Mexican Migrants.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2023Article
- Interrupted transit and common mental disorders among migrants in Tijuana, Mexico.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2022Article
- Ten-year hospitalization trends in Mexico: Examining the profile of national and transient and migrants.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Food insecurity and coping strategies in international migrants in transit through Mexico.Journal of migration and health · 2022Article
- Narratives of experiences of violence of Venezuelan migrant women sheltered at the northwestern Brazilian border.PloS one · 2021Article
- Relative Severity of Food Insecurity During Overland Migration in Transit Through Mexico.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
- Sexual violence against migrants and asylum seekers. The experience of the MSF clinic on Lesvos Island, Greece.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objectives of the study are to 1) estimate the burden of physical, sexual, and psychological violence among migrants in transit through Mexico to the US; and 2) examine the associations between experiencing violence and sociodemographic characteristics, migratory background, and health status in this vulnerable population.
methodA cross-sectional study combining qualitative and quantitative methods was carried out from 2009 to 2015 with a sample of 12,023 migrants in transit through Mexico to the US. Information on gender (male, female, and transsexual, transgender and transvestite -TTTs-); nationality; health status; migratory background; and experiences with violence was obtained. Fifty-eight migrants participated in in-depth interviews to explore any experiences of violence during their journey. A descriptive analysis was performed and a probit regression model was applied to analyze the factors associated with violence. Qualitative information was analyzed to understand experiences, meanings and responses to violence.
resultsThe overall prevalence of suffering from any form of violence was 29.4%. Nearly 24% reported physical violence, 19.5% experienced psychological violence, and approximately 2% reported sexual violence. TTTs experienced a significantly greater burden of violence compared to men and women. Violence occurred more frequently among migrants from Central American (30.6%) and other countries (40.0%) than it did among Mexican migrants (20.5%). Experiences involving sexual, physical and psychological violence as well as theft and even kidnapping were described by interviewees. Migrants mistrust the police, migration authorities, and armed forces, and therefore commonly refrain from revealing their experiences.
conclusionMigrants are subjected to a high level of violence while in transit to the US. Those traveling under irregular migratory conditions are targets of even greater violence, a condition exacerbated by gender inequality. Migrants transiting through Mexico from Central American and other countries undergo violence more frequently than do Mexican migrants. Protective measures are urgently needed to ensure the human rights of these populations.
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