Drug-scene familiarity and exposure to gang violence among residents in a rural farming community in Baja California, Mexico

被引:8
作者
Volkmann, Tyson [1 ,2 ]
Fraga, Miguel A. [3 ]
Brodine, Stephanie K. [2 ]
Iniguez-Stevens, Esmeralda [2 ]
Cepeda, Alice [4 ]
Elder, John P. [2 ]
Garfein, Richard S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Sch Med, Div Global Publ Hlth, Dept Med, San Diego, CA 92103 USA
[2] San Diego State Univ, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
[3] Univ Autonoma Baja California, Fac Med & Psicol, Tijuana, Mexico
[4] Univ So Calif, Sch Social Work, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
关键词
drugs; gangs; violence; Mexico; migration; INVOLVEMENT; SOUTH; TRAFFICKING; OPPORTUNITY; INFECTIONS; ALCOHOL; MEMBERS; TRENDS; YOUTH; NEXUS;
D O I
10.1080/17441692.2012.729220
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
We examined drug-scene familiarity and exposure to gang violence among residents of a migrant farming community in rural Baja California, Mexico. In October 2010, 164 members of a single colonia (community) underwent an interviewer-administered survey to assess exposure to gang violence' and drug-scene familiarity', as well as other health indicators. Logistic regression was used to identify correlates of exposure to gang violence. Overall, 20% of participants were male, the median age was 27 years, 24% spoke an indigenous language, 42% reported exposure to gang violence and 39% reported drug-scene familiarity. Factors independently associated with exposure to gang violence included being younger (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =0.80 per 5-year increase, 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.670.96), living in the community longer (AOR=1.47 per 5-year increase, 95% CI=1.111.72), higher educational attainment (AOR=1.70 per 5-year increase, 95% CI=1.071.12) and drug-scene familiarity (AOR=5.10, 95% CI=2.3910.89). Exposure to gang violence was very common in this community and was associated with drug-scene familiarity, suggesting a close relationship between drugs and gang violence in this rural community. In a region characterised by mass migration from poorer parts of Mexico, where drugs and gangs have not been previously reported, emerging social harms may affect these communities unless interventions are implemented.
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