International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care: Volume 17 Issue 3

A qualitative exploration of post-migration stressors and psychosocial well-being in two asylum reception centres in Belgium

Katherine Whitehouse, Ella Lambe, Sofia Rodriguez, Umberto Pellecchia, Aurelie Ponthieu, Rafael Van den Bergh, Djoen Besselink

Prolonged exposure to daily stressors can have long-term detrimental implications for overall mental health. For asylum seekers in European Union transit or destination countries…

On the go – parents are working 24/7

Mbita Mbao, Johnnie Hamilton-Mason

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of African community leaders, on factors that influence substance use and mental health status of Sub-Sahara African…

Examining a migration-based phenomenon of heroin use in an urban drug scene in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Marcelo Ribeiro, Rosana Frajzinger, Luciane Ogata Perrenoud, Benedikt Fischer

Brazil’s street-based drug use is mostly characterized by non-injection psychostimulant (e.g. crack-cocaine) drug use in Brazil, with limited interventions and service…

Health-seeking behaviour and practices among immigrant retail traders in an urban setting in North-Western Ghana

Elijah Yendaw, Anthony Mwinilanaa Tampah-Naah

This study aims to investigate the health-care-seeking behaviour and practices of West African migrants who reside and operate in Wa, Ghana, as itinerant retailers.

“It’s better I’m dead”: oppression and suicidal ideation

Lisa Reber

Anecdotal accounts of suicide among temporary low-wage migrant workers in the UAE are numerous, but unofficial and qualitative accounts remain unexplored. This study aims to…

Maternal absence and transnational female labour migration; implications for the left-behind child

Saleh Seid Adem

As migration of family members becomes an omnipresent phenomenon, the conventional norm of having a family and living under the same roof together is far from normal for many…

Muslim Syrian refugee women’s exploration of breast cancer preventative care in a Western Canadian prairie city

Louise Racine, Isil Isik Andsoy, Sithokozile Maposa

This paper aims to discuss the barriers to preventative breast cancer screening (BCS) among Muslim Syrian refugee women in a Western Canadian Prairie city.

Return migration and health outcomes in North Macedonia

Marjan Petreski

The purpose of this paper is twofold, namely, to investigate if living and working abroad influences the (subjective) health of return migrants and to understand if there are any…

Systems and mechanisms to develop health volunteers for the health of immigrant workforce in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Preecha Suvarnathong, Teeradej Chai-Aroon, Uthaithip Jiawiwatkul, Pasakorn Intoo-Marn

This study aims to examine the systems and mechanisms at provincial level to develop health volunteers to improve health of the immigrant workforce in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

Reproductive health vs overall well-being: systematic review of studies on women migration and health care utilization

Parvathy M.L., Hemalatha K.

Sustainable development goals (SDGs) recognize the importance and interrelation between health and migration. Women migration and health is well researched, yet less attention is…

Significance of migration to the COVID 19 outbreaks in major states in India

Sanjit Sarkar

The spread of COVID-19 from Wuhan to the global countries has a direct association with human mobility. Perhaps, human mobility increases the hazards of COVID-19 due to its…