Cross-border use of health services: An exploratory mixed-methods project at the Mexico-Guatemala border.

ABSTRACT: Cross-border use of health services has been studied mainly as travel from high- to low- and middle-income countries ("medical tourism"). The movement between low- and middle-income countries has been less studied. The objectives were; 1) to describe the frequency, types of services used, and health needs associated with cross-border utilization of health services at the Mexico-Guatemala border; 2) to explore the drivers of cross-border use among people living in this area. We conducted a mixed-methods study. The quantitative component was a probability survey of border crossers (March to April 2023, analysis sample n = 4,733, weighted n = 74,228). The qualitative component consisted of 28 semi-structured interviews with users and providers of health services living close to the internatio

SUBMITTER: Bojorquez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578442 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature