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{"title":"Prevalence of scabies and its associated environmental risk factors among the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals living in the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh","authors":"Md. Shakkor Rahman ,&nbsp;A.B.M. Nahid Hasan ,&nbsp;Ishrat Jahan ,&nbsp;Azaz Bin Sharif","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100220","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) residing in refugee camps face various health challenges, including a rising prevalence of scabies, exacerbated by overcrowded conditions and limited healthcare access. This study aims to assess scabies prevalence, clinical features, and environmental factors among FDMNs, aiding interventions and recommendations for better health outcomes.</p></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><p>A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2023 in six camps of Teknaf/Ukhia Cox's Bazar. Using a multistage sampling technique, 12 blocks were identified, and FDMNs seeking healthcare services from Primary Health Care posts were invited to participate in the study. Participants were adults, and children who volunteered to participate in this study. Scabies diagnosis was based on clinical examinations of exposed body areas by trained health professionals. Data on sociodemographic factors, environmental risk factors, and scabies symptoms were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire administered by trained interviewers. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, and binary logistic regression models to explore associations between scabies infection and other explanatory factors.</p></div><div><h3>Result</h3><p>A total of 679 FDMNs participated in the study, with a mean age of 29.13 years. Overall, 66.42 % of participants were diagnosed with scabies. Age, marital status, history of scabies infection, previous skin infection, family history of scabies and skin infection, floor type, pet animal, dust exposure, and seasonal exposure were significantly associated with the scabies infection. Binary logistic regression suggested that having history of scabies infection (OR 3.98, 95 % CI: 1.86 to 8.49, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), skin infection (OR 2.46, 95 % CI: 1.32 to 4.58, <em>p</em> = 0.004), having family history of scabies infection (OR 3.06, 95 % CI: 1.29 to 7.23, <em>p</em> = 0.011), family history of skin infection (OR 27.41, 95% CI: 14.46 to 51.97, <em>P</em> &lt; 0.001), having contact with street animal (OR 2.16, 95% CI: 1.27 to 3.66, <em>P</em> = 0.004), and winter season (OR 3.33, 95 % CI: 1.89 to 5.87, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) were significantly associated with scabies infection.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Tailored public health measures targeting hygiene, living conditions, and animal contact can mitigate the spread of scabies, particularly among vulnerable groups like Rohingya refugees, necessitating collaboration between stakeholders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100220"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000102/pdfft?md5=f0effac621233f18ccb1f7649b98a80e&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000102-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140041939","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":"Cancer mortality among Colombian and foreign populations over a 15-year period","authors":"Diana M. Hernandez ,&nbsp;Amr S. Soliman ,&nbsp;Almira G.C. Lewis ,&nbsp;Isabel C. Garcés-Palacio","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100257","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100257","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>We aimed to compare cancer mortality among foreign- and Colombian populations in Colombia during the period of 2006–2020.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This retrospective study utilized vital statistics from the Colombian National Department of Statistics (DANE). The dataset included variables such as age group, sex, country of permanent residency, insurance, education level, marital status, ethnicity, and cause of death. The population data to calculate rates was obtained from the Colombian census and the United Nations. Crude and adjusted rates as well as proportional mortality rates were calculated.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 561,932 cancer deaths occurred in Colombia from 2006 to 2020. The foreign population (country of permanent residency different to Colombia) had a lower crude cancer mortality rate (31.1 per 100,000 inhabitants) than the Colombian population (81.9 per 100,000 inhabitants). However, the age-adjusted cancer mortality rate among the foreign population was 253.6 per 100,000, compared to 86.1 per 100,000 among the Colombian population. The proportional cancer mortality was 10.4 % among foreign population compared to 17.4 % among Colombian population.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The proportional cancer mortality shows that the proportion of cancer-related deaths is greater among the Colombian population compared to the immigrant population. However, immigrants in Colombia have a higher age-adjusted cancer mortality rate than Colombians, indicating that immigrants have worse cancer outcomes than the Colombians even though the immigrant population is younger. This is likely due to the frequent barriers that immigrants encounter in accessing health care in Colombia. Future research needs to focus on access to care for the immigrant population by investigating cancer-related risk factors among immigrants and addressing their barriers to cancer prevention and treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100257"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000461/pdfft?md5=f316d4c867d15f69bbfeec01e74aa68e&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000461-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141954563","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":"Does network homophily persist in multicultural volunteering programs? Results from an Exponential Random Graph Model","authors":"Qiuchang (Katy) Cao ,&nbsp;Holly Dabelko-Schoeny ,&nbsp;Keith Warren ,&nbsp;Mo Yee Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100256","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100256","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Few studies examined the social network structures within multicultural volunteer programs for low-income diverse older adults, making it unclear how diverse older adults establish social connections beyond their co-ethnic community. This study aims to identify the social network structures within a Senior Companion Program (SCP), a multicultural low-income volunteer program in a Midwestern Metropolitan area in the United States. Data were collected through surveys during a SCP monthly in-service training in October 2021. Russian, Khmer, Somali, Nepali, and English-speaking older volunteers in the SCP (<em>N</em> = 41) identified friends through a nomination form. Exponential Random Graph Modeling (ERGM) was used to identify statistically significant structural features of the SCP network. Graphs and ERGM results demonstrated that participants tended to form friendships with other volunteers of the same gender (β=3.27, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), from the same country (β=2.89, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), with the same education level (β=0.71, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), and from the same volunteer recruitment site (β=2.77, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Surprisingly, there were few transitive ties (β= -1.01, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), the tendency to make friends with a friend of a friend, which is typically common in friendship networks. Relationships among diverse older volunteers are largely driven by homophily in this multicultural volunteer program. Addressing language barriers and assigning volunteers from different countries to the same recruitment site may counteract homophily by nationality. However, more research needs to identify whether the opportunity to interact with people of one's <em>same</em> or <em>different</em> cultural backgrounds is a stronger incentive for volunteer engagement and connectedness.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100256"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266662352400045X/pdfft?md5=559f017a5740166510452345b9682466&pid=1-s2.0-S266662352400045X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141840942","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 controlled weight loss intervention study among women of Somali background in Norway","authors":"Linn Bohler ,&nbsp;Haakon E. Meyer ,&nbsp;Hein Stigum ,&nbsp;Maria J. Leirbakk ,&nbsp;Danielle Cabral ,&nbsp;Mia Charlott Wedegren ,&nbsp;Eivind Andersen ,&nbsp;Mark L. Wieland ,&nbsp;Ahmed A. Madar","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100231","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Women of Somali background in Norway have a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, compared with women in the general Norwegian population. For lifestyle interventions to be applicable for immigrants to Norway, it is important to culturally tailor interventions in collaboration with relevant communities. The primary outcome was a difference in weight change between the intervention and control groups.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this interventional study, Somali women living in one borough of Oslo Municipality in Norway with body mass index (BMI) ≥27.0 kg^.<em>m</em>^-² received a co-created, culturally tailored 12-month weight loss intervention consisting of 24 interactive sessions during the first three months, and monthly sessions for the next nine months, compared to a control group. Both groups were measured at baseline and 12 months.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 169 participants were recruited, and 101 participants completed the follow-up. After multiple imputation, the mean difference in weight change adjusted for baseline weight, age, education, employment, marital status, number of children in the household and length of Norwegian residency was -1.6 kg (95 % CI -3.57, 0.43, <em>p</em> = 0.12) in the intervention compared to the control group.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This culturally tailored intervention study demonstrated a modest non-significant effect on weight change after 12 months, possibly due to the short intervention duration and COVID-19. Further studies of a longer duration and considering the provision of childcare are needed to understand whether this approach can be transferred to other immigrant groups and genders.</p><p>Trial registration: The study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov NCT04578067, 2020-09-29.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100231"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000217/pdfft?md5=26aa7b358afa4a5ec30d72714a6556e8&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000217-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140895011","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":"Between the lines: A mixed-methods study on the impacts of parental deportation on the health and well-being of U.S. citizen children","authors":"Ana Martinez-Donate ,&nbsp;M. Gudelia Rangel ,&nbsp;Jamile Tellez Lieberman ,&nbsp;J. Eduardo Gonzalez-Fagoaga ,&nbsp;Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes ,&nbsp;Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick ,&nbsp;Carmen Valdez ,&nbsp;Kevin Wagner ,&nbsp;Yosselin Turcios ,&nbsp;Ahmed Asadi Gonzalez ,&nbsp;Xiao Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100233","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100233","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To explore the impacts of parental deportation on the health and well-being of U.S. citizen children of Mexican immigrants.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>From 2019–2020, this ambi-directional cohort study recruited U.S.-based families with an undocumented Mexican immigrant parent and U.S.-citizen childrens (ages 13–17) recently exposed to parental deportation (<em>N</em> = 61), and similar families without a history of parental deportation (<em>N</em> = 51). Children health, behavioral, economic, and academic outcomes were measured via phone surveys upon enrollment and six months later. A subsample of “exposed” caregivers (<em>N</em> = 14) also completed in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using fixed-effects regression models and thematic analyses.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Childrens exposed to parental deportation had significantly worse health status, behavioral problems, material hardship, and academic outcomes than children in the control arm (<em>p</em>&lt;.05). Caregivers’ interviews illustrated these health, behavioral, academic and family impacts.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Parental deportations have wide and potentially long-lasting health, behavioral, economic, and academic consequences for U.S. citizen youth. Changes in immigration policies and enforcement practices are urgently needed to protect the unity of mixed-legal status families in the U.S. and prevent the suffering of U.S. children in these families.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100233"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000230/pdfft?md5=d73e484b445337590c41c96ce1023a22&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000230-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141036472","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":"Engagement in sexual healthcare and STI/HIV burden of first- and second-generation migrant and Western-born female sex workers in the Netherlands: A retrospective cohort study","authors":"C.M.M. Peters ,&nbsp;Y.J. Evers ,&nbsp;C.J.G. Kampman ,&nbsp;M.J. Theunissen–Lamers ,&nbsp;M.A.M. van den Elshout ,&nbsp;N.H.T.M. Dukers-Muijrers ,&nbsp;C.J.P.A. Hoebe","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100281","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100281","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Scarcely available European studies suggest that migrant female sex workers (FSW) have a higher likelihood of sexually transmitted infections (STI) but a lower likelihood of HIV compared to non-migrant FSW. This study assessed demographics, STI/HIV burden, and engagement in sexual healthcare among first-generation (FGM) and second-generation (SGM) migrant FSW versus Western-born FSW.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This large retrospective cohort study included 27,532 Dutch STI clinic consultations from 11,363 individual FSW between 2016 and 2021. STI diagnoses (chlamydia/gonorrhoea/ infectious syphilis/infectious hepatitis B/HIV) in the first consultation were compared using Chi-squared test. Logistic regression adjusting for age, urbanity and sexual behaviour assessed associations between migration status and STI diagnoses. Incidence of repeat consultation was compared between migration groups using Cox proportional hazards regression, adjusting for age and STI clinic urbanity.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>FGM FSW (<em>n</em> = 5085) mostly originated from Eastern Europe (50.5 %) and SGM FSW (<em>n</em> = 1309) from Suriname/Netherlands Antilles (36.3 %). Among FGM, SGM and Western-born FSW, 11.4 %, 15.2 % and 13.3 %, respectively (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) were diagnosed with any STI. FGM FSW had a lower odds (aOR 0.78, 95 %:CI 0.65–0.94,<em>p</em> &lt; 0.01) of chlamydia or gonorrhoea diagnosis, but a higher aOR (6.38,95 %CI:2.63–15.49,<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) of HIV, syphilis, or hepatitis B diagnosis in the first consultation. FGM FSW had a lower likelihood of a repeat consultation at any time (aHR:0.73,95 %CI:0.69–0.77,<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) than Western-born FSW.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Migrant FSW versus Western-born FSW demonstrated a varying burden of STI, FGM heightened proportions and odds of infectious syphilis, hepatitis B and HIV and lower likelihood of repeat consultations. Enhancing accessibility and outreach efforts for migrant FSW in sexual healthcare services is imperative.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100281"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142578567","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":"Mental and behavioral health problems among displaced Myanmar adults exhibiting suboptimal adherence to chronic disease medication treatment in Thailand","authors":"Judith K Bass ,&nbsp;Amanda Nguyen ,&nbsp;Kittipong Sornlorm ,&nbsp;Ye Htut Oo ,&nbsp;Jarntrah Sappayabanphot ,&nbsp;Catherine Lee ,&nbsp;Wongsa Laohasiriwong","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100279","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100279","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;People living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes are at high risk for mental health and psychosocial problems. These problems, in turn, can lead to social isolation, lower quality of life, greater health needs, and poorer health outcomes. The prevalence of NCDs is rising in humanitarian settings, where residents are already at an increased risk of mental health problems due to trauma and stressful living conditions. Yet there has been limited focus on understanding experiences and intersections between these often-co-occurring health conditions in humanitarian settings. Improving this understanding holds promise for supporting integrated care and better patient health outcomes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objective&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;To describe mental health problems of displaced Myanmar adults with current poor medication adherence for hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus and identify factors associated with poor mental health among this population.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cross-sectional analysis of 224 adults with poor medication adherence (&lt;70 %) for diabetes and/or hypertension treatment. Medication adherence was assessed using pill count. Demographic and physical health characteristics were collected; mental and behavioral health outcomes included a mental health symptom severity score generated based on symptoms of depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress as well indicators of substance use. Data on sleep quality and self-efficacy for managing chronic disease were also collected. Multiple linear regression was used to identify factors associated with more severe mental health symptoms.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Findings&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Among the 224 participants, 63.84 % were taking medication for hypertension, 17.86 % for diabetes mellitus, and 18.30 % for both. The sample was 70.98 % female and more than a third (37.5 %) were overweight or obese. Among the total sample, 29.91 % and 65.63 % reported ever using tobacco and betel nuts, respectively. In bivariate analyses, reported religious affiliation, financial situation, hypertension and diabetes comorbidity and more sleep problems were all significantly associated with poorer mental health; all of these factors other than religious affiliation remained significant in the multivariate analysis.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;More than one-third of the displaced Myanmar adults who had suboptimal adherence to their chronic illness medications are living with moderate to severe mental health problems. The factors associated with more severe mental health problems were identified as having debt along with poor financial situation, having comorbid hypertension and diabetes, and having the worse scoring on the sleep problems scale. Integrating mental health support programs into chronic disease care systems is needed to help improve the overall health of this vulnerable population. Holistic approaches to improve economic","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100279"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142657483","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":"Breastfeeding practices among immigrants living in Finland: Results from the FinChildren survey","authors":"I Muhumed ,&nbsp;J Meinilä ,&nbsp;R Klemetti ,&nbsp;FA Adebayo ,&nbsp;SM Virtanen ,&nbsp;M Erkkola","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100283","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100283","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Breastfeeding is a cornerstone of child health and survival as it provides crucial, non-replaceable nourishment necessary for infant's growth and development. Immigration has been shown to influence breastfeeding particularly among immigrants from low- and middle-income countries. Our aim was to examine breastfeeding practices and sociodemographic characteristics of Somali-, Arabic-, and Russian-speaking in comparison with Finnish-speaking mothers.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We analyzed data from 5348 mothers with infants who participated in FinChildren survey conducted in 2020. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to estimate the association between maternal origin and breastfeeding practices by comparing immigrant mothers with native-born mothers.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Somali-/Arabic-speaking mothers were younger, less educated and had higher BMI than Russian- and native Finnish-speaking mothers. Proportions of exclusive breastfeeding at 4–5 months of age were lowest among Somali-/Arabic-speaking mothers (21 %) compared to native-born (49 %) and to Russian-speaking mothers (52 %). Again, Somali-/Arabic-speaking mothers had the highest proportions of mixed feeding (66 %) compared to native Finnish-speaking (38 %) and Russian-speaking mothers (32 %). Being a Somali-/Arabic-speaking mother decreased the odds of exclusive breastfeeding five times (OR 0.20, 95 % CI 0.10–0.45) and quadrupled (OR 4.0, 95 % CI 2.18–7.37) the odds of mixed feeding at 4–5 months of age.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Even though the number of immigrant mothers was low, this study suggests that maternal origin is a significant predictor of suboptimal breastfeeding independent of sociodemographic and antenatal characteristics. There is a need for culturally sensitive interventions to promote breastfeeding among these groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100283"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142657484","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":"Strategies for seeking care in the host country among asylum-seeking women who have been victims of sexual violence: A French qualitative study","authors":"Khouani Jeremy ,&nbsp;Anne Desrues ,&nbsp;Constance Decloitre-Amiard ,&nbsp;Marion Landrin ,&nbsp;Rachel Cohen Boulakia ,&nbsp;Didier Thery ,&nbsp;Gaëtan Gentile ,&nbsp;Pascal Auquier ,&nbsp;Maeva Jego","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100254","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100254","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Incidence of sexual violence among recently arrived asylum-seeking women in France (INCIDAVI) is a French study which found a past year incidence of 26 % for postarrival sexual violence (SV) among asylum-seeking women (ASW). It reported that fewer than 1 out of 10 victims consulted a healthcare professional when SV occurred. These findings raise the question of how ASW who have been victims of SV get involved in care. We aimed to explore the mechanisms and obstacles to seeking care in the host country among this population.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This qualitative phase of INCIDAVI was based on a grounded theory approach. Twenty semi structured interviews were conducted between February 1, 2022, and July 29, 2022. The interviews explored the conditions under which women talk about SV, the care pathway in France and the perceived consequences of care. We performed an inductive analysis using NVivo® 14 software.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>Life paths of ASW are traversed by SV which influence their health and safety behaviour and can re-expose them to SV. Talking about SV is a rare choice focused on seeking protection. When appropriate care is used, it is perceived as beneficial and leads to a change in the perception of a possible recovery.</p></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><p>The failure of ASW to seek care for SV is shaped by the fact that SV is initially perceived as ordinary. A proactive attitude on the part of carers towards detecting such violence leads to positive experiences of care, which in turn influence women's initial perceptions of SV, enabling them to envisage health recovery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100254"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623524000436/pdfft?md5=2f22992b7b16df2e259f3c6a66707b8d&pid=1-s2.0-S2666623524000436-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141838567","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":"Differences in characteristics and interactions with close contacts among PWID in the San Diego Border Region before and during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Lara K Marquez,&nbsp;Natasha K Martin,&nbsp;Steffanie A Strathdee,&nbsp;Britt Skaathun","doi":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100267","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100267","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Travel restrictions implemented to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 decreased mobility and reduced physical contact during 2020–2021 for many in the general population. This analysis explored changes to network contacts among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the San Diego Border Region (SDBR) by cross-border mobility before and during the COVID-19 era.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Baseline data collected between October 2020–2021, from a cohort study of PWID in the SDBR were used to retrospectively describe differences in baseline characteristics across cross-border PWID groups (cross-border PWID [CB-PWID]: <em>n</em> = 206; San Diego PWID [SD-PWID]: <em>n</em> = 203; Tijuana PWID [TJ-PWID]: <em>n</em> = 202). Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests evaluated sociodemographic, injecting risk behaviors, harm reduction service history, incarceration history, non-fatal overdose, HCV, HIV. Median differences in sex, drug/alcohol, and close partners before and during the pandemic among all PWID and by cross-border PWID status were evaluated using Kruskal-Wallis tests. Pairwise associations across cross-border PWID groups were assessed using the Dwass, Steel, Critchlow-Fligner multiple comparison test.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among 611 PWID, the number of sex, drug/alcohol-related partners and close contacts before and during the pandemic remained relatively stable (p_sex=0.71;p_drug/alcohol=0.15;p_close=0.09). PWID in San Diego experienced the greatest difference in drug/alcohol-related partners (median[IQR]:-1[-6,0]), while cross-border PWID reported the smallest change in close contacts versus pre-pandemic (median[IQR]:0[0,1]). PWID in Tijuana had the greatest proportion (87%) of close contacts who injected drugs of all three groups.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Compared to pre-pandemic, the median number of sex partners, drug/alcohol-related partners, and close contacts remained stable among PWID in the SDBR. Future research should explore how these network contacts evolve over time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34448,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Migration and Health","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100267"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357027","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}