Migration, health and mental health in rural Mexico in the context of globalization.
The purpose of this multimethod (qualitative and quantitative), descriptive, cross-sectional community-based research project is to identify general wellbeing, health and mental health status as well as patterns of healthcare practices and service use among rural families left behind of male immigrant workers to the US and compare them with household members of non-immigrant men; all living in small villages (less 5,000 people) located in the intersection of three Mexican states (Guerrero, Puebla and Oaxaca) known for the overlapping of two important factors: extreme poverty and their recent i