Antonio L Estrada

Interests

Research

Latino and American Indian Health Disparities including cancer and HIV/AIDS.

Teaching

Latino and American Indian Health Disparities; HIV/AIDS

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Books

• de la Torre, A., & Estrada, A. L. (2015). Sana! Sana! Mexican Americans and Health, Second Edition. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press.
• de la Torre, A., & Estrada, A. L. (2001). Sana! Sana! Mexican Americans and Health. University of Arizona Press.

Journals/Publications

• Batai, K., Gachupin, F. C., Estrada, A. L., Garcia, D. O., Gomez, J., & Kittles, R. A. (2018). Patterns of Cancer Related Health Disparities in Arizona. Cancer Health Disparities.
• Nuño, T., Bobrow, B. J., Rogge-Miller, K. A., Panczyk, M., Mullins, T., Tormala, W., Estrada, A. L., Keim, S. M., & Spaite, D. W. (2017). Disparities in Telephone CPR Access and Timing During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Resuscitation, 115, 11-16. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.03.028
• Estrada, A. L. (2012). Comparison of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Utilization among Rural and Urban Hispanic and American Indian Women in the Southwestern United States. Cancer Causes and Control.
• Estrada, A. L. (2009). Mexican Americans and Historical Trauma Theory: A Theoretical Perspective. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse,, 3(8), 330-340.
• Estrada, B. D., Trujillo, S., & Estrada, A. L. (2007). Supporting Healthy Alternatives through Patient Education (SHAPE): A Theoretically-Driven HIV Prevention Intervention for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS and Behavior, S96-S105.
• Carvajal, S. C., Estrada, A. L., & Estrada, B. D. (2005). Longitudinal Prediction of Unprotected Sex in Predominantly Latino Male IDUs. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 10(3), 133-148.
• Estrada, A., & Estrada, A. L. (2005). Health disparities among African-American and Hispanic drug injectors--HIV, AIDS, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus: a review. AIDS (London, England), 19 Suppl 3.
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  Disparities in healthcare access, medical outcomes, and specific chronic diseases have been documented for African-American and Hispanic individuals in comparison with non-Hispanic whites. What may be less well known are those health disparities related to common blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Several studies have shown that African-American and Hispanic injection drug users (IDU) have higher prevalence rates of these blood-borne pathogens, in addition to higher prevalence rates of HIV infection and AIDS cases. These blood-borne pathogens may contribute to the increased morbidity and mortality among African-American and Hispanic IDU, and perhaps also that of their sexual partners. This article reviews some of what is currently known about the epidemiology of HIV, AIDS, HBV, and HCV among African-American and Hispanic individuals, in general, and IDU in particular. In order to reduce or eliminate these health disparities a comprehensive approach is required that includes case finding, pre and post-test counseling, clinical treatment and management, and community-based behavioral or structural interventions.
• Estrada, A., Andrade, R., & Estrada, A. L. (2003). Are Hispana IDUs Tecatas?: reconsidering gender and culture in Hispana injection drug use. Substance use & misuse, 38(8).
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  The roles of gender and culture remain elusive in the discussion of minority male vs. female Injecting Drug User (IDU) populations. A case in point is that of Hispano and Hispana IDUs. The commonly used street term for the Hispano (male) IDU, Tecato, is feminized through the use of the corresponding female noun Tecata. To do so however, minimizes the intricacies of gender and culture in the male vs. female roles of Hispano and Hispana IDUs (e.g., daughter/son, mother/father, partner, citizen). Hispano IDUs are also impacted by gender and culture in that Hispanos who embrace the Tecato way of life, must sacrifice and inure the consequences in how their male roles are minimized (e.g., the absent male figure in community, home, and family life). This article explores, through the analysis of qualitative interview data, the demands of gender and culture as they play themselves out in the lives of Hispana IDUs. Findings from this study suggest there are important gender and culture differences between Hispano and Hispana IDUs. Implications of this study include the need to reexamine the roles of gender and culture as they cause added pressure to Hispana IDUs (i.e., in demands to fulfill gender and culture stereotyped roles while also pursuing an IDU career).
• Estrada, A., & Estrada, A. L. (2002). Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis among minority injection drug users. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 117 Suppl 1.
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  This article reviews the literature on the impact of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV), and tuberculosis on minority drug injectors in the United States.

Presentations

• Estrada, A. L., Jasso, R., & Valenzuela, A. (2020, October). Fostering Resiliency and Overcoming Intergenerational Trauma among Latino Adolescents. American Public Health Association (APHA) Virtual Conference. Virtual Conference: American Public Health Association, Latino Caucus.