ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2026
Prevalence of Substance use Among In-Transit Migrants at the Mexico-United States Border.
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backgroundLittle is known about substance use among in-transit migrants.
objectiveTo describe the prevalence of substance use among in-transit migrants in shelters in Tijuana, Mexico, and the association of social and migration-related characteristics, and mental health problems, with substance use.
methodsNon-probability cross-sectional survey (2020-2021, n = 481), employing core questions of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), the short version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C), and a question about lifetime drug use. We used logistic regression models to evaluate associations.
resultsThe prevalence of current tobacco use was 19%, 14% scored over the cutoff of the AUDIT-C, and 20% reported lifetime use of a drug. Odds for tobacco were lower among cis-women (OR 0.06, p < .001) and participants born in countries other than Mexico (OR 0.48, p = .024), and directly associated with income and longer stay in Tijuana. The odds for scoring over cutoff in AUDIT-C were lower among cis-women (OR 0.33, p < .001), older participants (OR 0.96 per year of age, p = .008) and participants born in countries other than Mexico (OR 0.37, p = .002), and directly associated with income. The odds for drug use were lower among cis-women (OR 0.11, p < .001), older participants (OR 0.94 per year of age, p < .001) and participants born in countries other than Mexico (OR 0.30, p = .014), and directly associated with income. Mental health problems were not significantly associated with substance use.
conclusionThe prevalence of substance use was broadly comparable to that of the general population in Mexico, and within the range of other displaced populations.
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