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{"title":"Factors associated with the psychosis continuum among homeless people: Comparison between natives and migrants in the SAMENTA study","authors":"Andrea Tortelli ,&nbsp;Anne Perozziello ,&nbsp;Alain Mercuel ,&nbsp;Valérie Dauriac-Le Masson ,&nbsp;Florence Perquier","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100240","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>In the last decades, there has been a documented increase in the proportion of migrants among homeless people in Europe. While homelessness is associated with psychosis, little is known about the factors associated with psychosis among migrants in this context.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Our study analyzed data collected in the SAMENTA cross-sectional survey conducted among 859 adult French-speaking homeless people living in the Greater Paris area. We analyzed the prevalence of psychosis and psychotic-like experiences (PLE) and associated factors by migrant status, using bivariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression models.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Our sample comprised 280 natives and 559 migrants in France. Psychosis was significantly more prevalent among natives (21.6 %) than among migrants (7.5 %) (<em>p</em> = 0.003). The total prevalence of PLE was 30.8% (95 % CI: 24.3 – 38.2), and not statistically different between groups (<em>p</em> = 0.215) or sex (<em>p</em> = 0.528). Adverse events over the past year were associated with the increased odds of psychosis in both groups and with PLE among migrants. Sexual abuse during childhood was associated with both outcomes among natives. Among migrants, exposure to war or life-threatening events increased the odds of psychosis and PLE. Increased odds of psychosis were found among migrants who had been living in France for more than 10 years (OR = 3.34, 95 % CI: 1.41–7.93, <em>p</em> = 0.007).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Differences were found in the factors associated with the psychosis continuum by migrant status, they highlight the impact of experiences related to migration. Prospective studies are needed to better understand these underlying pathways.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100240"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000308/pdfft?md5=af1f567e6f687c61aa9a770d2712cbe5&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000308-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141486105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immigration concerns and social program avoidance: The roles of legal status and family composition among asian and latino communities","authors":"Alein Y. Haro-Ramos ,&nbsp;Gabriel Sanchez ,&nbsp;Matt Barreto","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100275","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100275","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Immigration policies significantly affect immigrants and their families' access to social programs. This study examines the role of legal status and familial composition in Asian and Latino adults’ avoidance of social programs and assesses differences between the groups. We categorized respondents’ familial composition based on whether all household members had the same citizenship status. We created two groups: respondents with cross-status ties and those without.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We use data from 1000 U.S. adults with proximal or distant ties to noncitizens (collected in September 2021) to employ multivariable generalized linear models with binomial family and logit link to assess avoidance of needed social programs due to immigration concerns.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our fully adjusted model reveals that compared to U.S. citizens without familial cross-status ties (i.e., all-citizen household members), legally precarious immigrants (LPI) without cross-status ties (odds ratio (OR)= 3.64, 95 % CI: 1.67–7.96), LPI with cross-status ties (OR=1.71, 95 % CI: 1.14–2.57), and U.S. citizens with cross-status ties (OR=1.66, 95 % CI: 1.14–2.40), were more likely to report avoidance of needed social support programs. Further, an interaction analysis shows that Asian lawful permanent residents with cross-status ties exhibit a higher likelihood of avoiding social programs due to immigration concerns compared to their Latino counterparts.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The far-reaching consequences of anti-immigrant policies on noncitizen individuals and their families, including U.S. citizens, may lead to disparities in access to social assistance programs that may exacerbate health disparities. Further, our findings suggest that immigrants’ cross-status ties to U.S. citizen family members may be protective against the harmful effects of anti-immigrant policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100275"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142538189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unrecognized grief - Prevalence and comorbidity of prolonged grief among refugees in Sweden","authors":"Anna Leiler ,&nbsp;Jennifer Meurling ,&nbsp;Elisabet Rondung ,&nbsp;Shervin Shahnavaz ,&nbsp;Gerhard Andersson ,&nbsp;Anna Bjärtå","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100274","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100274","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Refugees often experience multiple losses. Despite this, and even though the loss is often due to unnatural causes and violent killings, the presence of Prolonged Grief (PG) among refugees may be obscured by other diagnoses such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the prevalence of PG and its comorbidity with depression and PTSD among 679 adult refugees in Sweden. Results showed that 401 (59.06 %) individuals had lost someone close to them, whom they were grieving intensely. Of these, 76 individuals (18.95 % of 401) fulfilled the criteria for PG. In the full sample, 304 individuals fulfilled the criteria for depression and 56 (18.42 % of 304) of these individuals also fulfilled the criteria for PG. Similarly, 315 fulfilled the criteria for PTSD. Among these individuals, 201 reported loss and 64 (20.32 % of 315) also fulfilled the criteria for PG. The results indicate that behind symptoms of depression and PTSD, there may be a layer of grief. This needs to be considered if we are to provide accurate and effective assessments and interventions for refugees.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100274"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142538190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sexual and reproductive health and rights of migrant women attending primary care in England: A population-based cohort study of 1.2 million individuals of reproductive age (2009–2018)","authors":"Neha Pathak ,&nbsp;Claire X. Zhang ,&nbsp;Yamina Boukari ,&nbsp;Rachel Burns ,&nbsp;Dee Menezes ,&nbsp;Gregory Hugenholtz ,&nbsp;Rebecca S French ,&nbsp;Arturo Gonzalez-Izquierdo ,&nbsp;Rohini Mathur ,&nbsp;Spiros Denaxas ,&nbsp;Andrew Hayward ,&nbsp;Pam Sonnenberg ,&nbsp;Robert W. Aldridge","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100214","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100214","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Evidence on the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of migrants is lacking globally. We describe SRHR healthcare resource use and long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) prescriptions for migrant versus non-migrant women attending primary care in England (2009–2018).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This population-based observational cohort study, using Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD, included females living in England aged 15 to 49. Migration was defined using a validated codelist. Rates per 100 person years at risk (pyar) and adjusted rate ratios (RRs) were measured in migrants versus non-migrants for consultations related to all-causes, six exemplar SRHR outcomes, and LARC prescriptions. Proportions of migrants and non-migrants ever prescribed LARC were calculated.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>There were 25,112,116 consultations across 1,246,353 eligible individuals. 98,214 (7.9 %) individuals were migrants. All-cause consultation rates were lower in migrants versus non-migrants (509 vs 583/100pyar;RR 0.9;95 %CI 0.9–0.9), as were consultations rates for emergency contraception (RR 0.7;95 %CI 0.7–0.7) and cervical screening (RR 0.96;95 %CI 0.95–0.97). Higher rates of consultations were found in migrants for abortion (RR 1.2;95 %CI 1.1–1.2) and management of fertility problems (RR 1.39;95 %CI 1.08–1.79). No significant difference was observed for chlamydia testing and domestic violence. Of 1,205,258 individuals eligible for contraception, the proportion of non-migrants ever prescribed LARC (12.2 %;135,047/1,107,894) was almost double that of migrants (6.91 %;6,728/97,364). Higher copper intrauterine devices prescription rates were found in migrants (RR 1.53;95 %CI 1.45–1.61), whilst hormonal LARC rates were lower for migrants: levonorgestrel intrauterine device (RR 0.63;95 %CI 0.60–0.66), subdermal implant (RR 0.72;95 %CI 0.69–0.75), and progesterone-only injection (RR 0.35;95 %CI 0.34–0.36).</p></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><p>Healthcare resource use differs between migrant and non-migrant women of reproductive age. Opportunities identified for tailored interventions include access to primary care, LARCs, emergency contraception and cervical screening. An inclusive approach to examining health needs is essential to actualise sexual and reproductive health as a human right.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100214"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000047/pdfft?md5=950709e67ec64622dbbf172be9a9b2b7&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000047-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139636554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementing and evaluating integrated care models for non-communicable diseases in fragile and humanitarian settings","authors":"Lavanya Vijayasingham ,&nbsp;Éimhín Ansbro ,&nbsp;Carla Zmeter ,&nbsp;Linda Abou Abbas ,&nbsp;Benjamin Schmid ,&nbsp;Leah Sanga ,&nbsp;Lars Bruun Larsen ,&nbsp;Sigiriya Aebischer Perone ,&nbsp;Pablo Perel","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100228","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this commentary, we advocate for the wider implementation of integrated care models for NCDs within humanitarian preparedness, response, and resilience efforts. Since experience and evidence on integrated NCD care in humanitarian settings is limited, we discuss potential benefits, key lessons learned from other settings, and lessons from the integration of other conditions that may be useful for stakeholders considering an integrated model of NCD care. We also introduce our ongoing project in North Lebanon as a case example currently undergoing parallel tracks of program implementation and process evaluation that aims to strengthen the evidence base on implementing an integrated NCD care model in a crisis setting.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100228"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000187/pdfft?md5=a7baaf0610bdabb29b4a743355815ef1&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000187-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140328616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of county and state immigration policies on immigrant household enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program","authors":"Sofia Argibay ,&nbsp;Amy H. Auchincloss ,&nbsp;M. Pia Chaparro ,&nbsp;Caroline Kravitz ,&nbsp;Alexandra Eastus ,&nbsp;Brent A. Langellier","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100224","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Low-income immigrants who are eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participate at lower rates compared to non-immigrants. Immigrant households may be more likely to participate in SNAP if they live in areas with policies that integrate them into society and protect them from deportation.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data on low-income immigrant households came from the 2019 American Community Survey (<em>N</em> = 87,678). The outcome was whether any household member received SNAP in the previous 12 months. Immigrant policy exposures came from two sources: the State Immigration Policy Resource, which includes 18 immigrant criminalizing and integrating policies, and a database that identified ‘sanctuary policies’ (SP), which we summarized at the county level. Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for person/household-level and area-level confounders.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Living in a jurisdiction with a SP was associated with 21% higher odds of enrolling in SNAP compared to living in a jurisdiction without a SP (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.21, 95% CI=1.11,1.31). Relative to the least immigrant friendly states, living in the most immigrant-friendly states was associated with 16% higher odds of SNAP enrollment (aOR=1.16, 95%CI=1.06–1.28). When SP and state-level immigrant friendly policy environment were cross-classified, SNAP participation was 23% and 26% higher for those living in jurisdictions with one- and both- exposures, respectively, relative to those with neither (aOR 1.23; CI 1.12,1.36; aOR 1.26; CI 1.15,1.37).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Many at high risk of food insecurity – including immigrants and citizens in households with immigrants – are eligible for SNAP but under-enroll. Policies that welcome and safeguard immigrants could reduce under enrollment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100224"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662352400014X/pdfft?md5=7f98a2690aa6e75dda76cf71ba03d07a&pid=1-s2.0-S266662352400014X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140338746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A typology of internationally qualified dentists in the United Kingdom","authors":"Latha S Davda ,&nbsp;David R Radford ,&nbsp;Sasha Scambler ,&nbsp;Jennifer E Gallagher","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100232","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The Global Strategy for Human Resources for Health 2030, requires member states to half their dependency on an international workforce by 2030. In order to design policies towards that goal, country-specific research on migration motivations of the health workforce is required. The United Kingdom (UK) is a net importer of health professionals and whilst there is a body of research on doctors’ and nurses’ migration, there is no research on the migration motivations of migrant dentists in the UK. This research explored the migration motivations of internationally qualified dentists (IQDs) in the UK and presents a typology to understand the global migration of dentists in the context of oral health workforce.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The paper presents qualitative data from semi-structured interviews conducted between August 2014 and October 2017, of IQDs working in the United Kingdom. The topic guide for interviews was informed by the literature, with new themes added inductively. A phenomenological approach involving an epistemological stance of interpretivism, was used with framework analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 38 internationally qualified dentists (<em>M</em> = 18, <em>F</em> = 20), migrating from the five World Health Organization regions, and working in general practice, NHS hospitals and in community dental services across the four nations of the UK were interviewed. Seven types of internationally qualified dentists were identified working in the UK. They were <em>livelihood migrants, career-orientated migrants, dependant migrants, backpacker migrants, commuter migrants, undocumented migrants</em>, and <em>education-tourist migrant</em>. The categories were based on their migration motivations, which were complex, multifactorial, and included personal, professional, national, and international drivers. The typology, based on their migration motivations, offered a structured, comprehensive understanding of the migrant dental workforce. This typology involving dentists provides additional dimensions to <em>commuter</em> and <em>undocumented</em> migrants described in the context of other health professionals. The <em>education-tourist migrant</em> is a new category proposed as an extension to existing typology in health professional migration.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The typology of internationally qualified dentists has congruency with other health professionals’ typology in categories previously described and demonstrates that each of these categories are complex, fluid and change in response to policy changes. The new category of <em>education-tourist migrant</em> along with oral health dimensions of <em>commuter</em> and <em>undocumented migrants</em> adds to the existing typology in health professional migration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100232"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000229/pdfft?md5=44568c0083ac3d3721e3abf9074ede44&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000229-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141078144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk of vaccine preventable diseases in UK migrants: A serosurvey and concordance analysis","authors":"Mayuri Gogoi ,&nbsp;Christopher A. Martin ,&nbsp;Paul W. Bird ,&nbsp;Martin J. Wiselka ,&nbsp;Judi Gardener ,&nbsp;Kate Ellis ,&nbsp;Valerie Renals ,&nbsp;Adam J. Lewszuk ,&nbsp;Sally Hargreaves ,&nbsp;Manish Pareek","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100217","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) such as measles and rubella cause significant morbidity and mortality globally every year. The World Health Organization (WHO), reported vaccine coverage for both measles and rubella to be 71 % in 2019, indicating an immunity gap. Migrants in the EU/EEA may be at high risk of VPDs due to under-immunisation and poor living conditions. However, there are limited data on VPD seroprotection rates amongst migrants living in the United Kingdom (UK).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;We conducted an exploratory cross-sectional serosurvey amongst a sample of adult migrants living in Leicester, UK to: (a) determine seroprotection rates for measles, varicella zoster, and rubella in this group; (b) identify risk factors associated with seronegativity and, (c) understand if self-reported vaccine or diseases history is an effective measure of seroprotection. Participants gave a blood sample and completed a questionnaire asking basic demographic details and vaccine and disease history for the three VPDs. We summarised the data using median and interquartile range (IQR) for non-parametric continuous variables and count and percentage for categorical variables. We used logistic regression to establish predictors of seroprotection against these diseases. We examined the reliability of self-reported vaccination/disease history for prediction of seroprotection through a concordance analysis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;149 migrants were included in the analysis. Seroprotection rates were: varicella zoster 98 %, rubella 92.6 % and measles 89.3 %. Increasing age was associated with seroprotection (OR 1.07 95 % CI 1.01–1.13 for each year increase in age). Migrants from Africa and the Middle East (aOR 15.16 95 % CI 1.31 - 175.06) and South/East Asia and Pacific regions (aOR 15.43 95 %CI 2.38 - 100.00) are significantly more likely to be seroprotected against measles as compared to migrants from Europe and Central Asia. The proportions of migrants unsure about their vaccination and disease history combined were 53.0 % for measles; 57.7 % for rubella; 43.0 % for varicella. There was no agreement between self-reported vaccination/disease history and serostatus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our findings suggest lower levels of seroprotection against measles in migrants living in Leicester, UK, with younger migrants and those from Europe and Central Asia more likely to lack seroprotection. A high proportion of surveyed migrants were unaware of their vaccination/disease history and self-reported vaccine/disease was a poor predictor of seroprotection against VPDs which is important for clinical decision-making regarding catch-up vaccination in this population. Our results, although derived from a small sample, suggest that there may be gaps in seroimmunity for certain VPDs in particular migrant populations. These findings should inform future qualitative studies investigating barriers to vaccine uptake ","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100217"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000072/pdfft?md5=af99e35884ca593e5840986a4b7e97c0&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000072-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139999058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing psychometric of the perceived stress scale and identifying stress-associated factors in a sample of Ukrainian female refugees in the Czech Republic","authors":"Iryna Mazhak ,&nbsp;Kateryna Maltseva ,&nbsp;Danylo Sudyn","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100271","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100271","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The full-scale Russian war has caused refugees to experience many stressful events, which may have a long-term adverse impact on their physical and mental health. Understanding the factors associated with increasing/decreasing stress is essential for the psychosocial support services for refugees. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a popular tool for assessing life stress perception through self-reporting. The purposes of the study were: 1) to examine the psychometric qualities of the Ukrainian versions of the PSS-14 and PSS-10; 2) to determine the level of perceived stress; 3) to reveal factors associated with perceived stress in the sample of Ukrainian female refugees in the Czech Republic (<em>N</em> = 919).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Perceived stress was measured by the Ukrainian versions of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14 and PSS-10) which were validated by applying exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Linear regressions were run to understand associations between self-reported physical health conditions, the barriers to adaptation in the host country, the determinants of social health and perceived stress.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Both PSS-14 and PSS-10 scales had a high level of internal consistency. Two factors (involving positive and negative items) were extracted based on exploratory factor analysis. The external consistency was confirmed by analysing correlations of the PSS-14/PSS-10 and coping strategies as well as self-reported physical and mental health. Ukrainian female refugees in the Czech Republic experienced moderate to high levels of perceived stress. The study found that on the one hand, a decrease in self-reported physical and mental health statuses, worsening health due to the war, low housing quality, financial disadvantages, experience of cultural differences issues and discrimination, healthcare access inequalities, lack of Czech language skills, failure to integrate into social activities within Ukrainian community, lack of social support, and applying an avoidant coping strategy are factors associated with forced migration that could increase perceived stress in the sample of Ukrainian female refugees. On the contrary, the level of perceived stress of participants could decrease with increasing social support, including such factors as regular communication with relatives and friends who are staying in Ukraine, and having good relations with loved ones, friends, and locals.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The Ukrainian version of PSS-10 has good psychometric properties and can be relied upon to measure perceived stress. The study revealed factors associated with the perceived stress in the sample of Ukrainian female refugees in the Czech Republic and emphasised the necessity of psychosocial support services and developing interventions to help cope with stress among Ukrainian female refugees in the host country.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100271"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142445433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gaps in health coverage for racialized im/migrant sex workers in metro Vancouver: Findings of a community-based cohort study (2014–2021)","authors":"Shira M. Goldenberg ,&nbsp;Maggie Hamel-Smith Grassby ,&nbsp;Alaina Ge ,&nbsp;Melissa Braschel ,&nbsp;Charlie Zhou ,&nbsp;Kate Shannon","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100268","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100268","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Sex workers face substantial health inequities related to sexual health and gender-based violence, many of which are amplified for the large proportion of workers who are racialized im/migrants. While criminalization and stigma are known barriers to health care for this population, we know little about health insurance coverage, and in particular how this relates to im/migration experience and racialization. We examined associations between im/migration status, duration, and racialization on gaps in health insurance coverage in a cohort of women sex workers.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Analyses used data from a prospective, community-based cohort of women sex workers in Vancouver, BC (Sept 2014-August 2021). Interviewer-administered questionnaires were by experiential (current/former sex workers) and community-based staff. We developed multivariable logistic regression confounder models with generalized estimating equations (GEE) to examine associations between migration and racialization exposures of interest and health insurance coverage.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 644 sex workers, 411 (63.8%) reported lacking health insurance coverage for services needed during the 7-year study. In multivariable GEE analysis, precarious im/migration status (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.37, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.56 – 3.60), recent (AOR 4.22, 95% CI 2.42 – 7.35) and long-term (AOR 2.13, 95% CI 1.54 – 2.96) migration, and being a racialized Asian im/migrant (AOR 3.06, 95% CI 2.14 – 4.39) were associated with recent lack of health insurance coverage.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Policy and program reforms are needed to decouple health insurance access from immigration status, remove mandatory waiting periods for health insurance coverage, and ensure that provincial insurance provides sufficient coverage for marginalized women's healthcare needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100268"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142538066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}