International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care: Volume 14 Issue 3

Gender and age related differences in the use of medicines for chronic diseases among undocumented migrants

Gianfrancesco Fiorini, Cesare Cerri, Antonello E. Rigamonti, Silvia Bini, Nicoletta Marazzi, Alessandro Sartorio, Silvano G. Cella

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate gender-related differences in the use of drugs for chronic diseases in undocumented migrants.

Migration as a livelihood strategy in Ethiopia: fallacy or reality?

Stephen Mago

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of migration on the livelihoods of Ethiopians. It is widely acclaimed that migration has positive effects on livelihoods…

Battered but bold: Sri Lankan Tamil refugee war experiences, camp challenges and resilience

Miriam Kuttikat, Anita Vaillancourt, Michael Massey

The civil war prompted many Tamils to flee Sri Lanka as refugees. Several researchers have documented psychological distress and trauma among Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, but the…

The health of foreign-born homeless families living in the family shelter system

Alexia Polillo, Nick Kerman, John Sylvestre, Catherine M. Lee, Tim Aubry

Foreign-born families face challenges following migration to Canada that may impact their well-being and lead them to homelessness. Yet, there is limited research on the…

The integration of immigrant nurses at the workplace in Malta: a case study

Sandra C. Buttigieg, Kevin Agius, Adriana Pace, Maria Cassar

The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which immigrant nurses have integrated within the Maltese healthcare system.

My heart has no hurt: the health of young immigrants

Maya Bergstrom-Wuolo, Josefin Dahlström, Krister Hertting, Catrine Kostenius

The purpose of this paper is to explore health from the perspective of young immigrants in Sweden.

Experiences and reflections of Somali unaccompanied girls on their first years in Sweden: a follow-up study after two decades

Magdalena Bjerneld, Nima Ismail, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) from Somalia are one of the largest groups of UASC in Europe and Sweden. The current study is a follow-up of a Swedish study conducted…

DACA applications and anxiety among undocumented youths

Fanny Lauby

While the literature has focused on the benefits granted by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to undocumented youths in the USA, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the…

Internationally educated nurses’ competency assessment and registration outcomes

Pamela M. Nordstrom, Jennifer A. Kwan, Mengzhe Wang, Zhenguo (Winston) Qiu, Greta G. Cummings, Cathy Giblin

The purpose of this paper is to examine relationships between internationally educated nurses’ (IENs’) performance in a registered nurse competency assessment process and the…

A review of non-specialised, group-based mental health and psychosocial interventions in displaced populations

Benjamin Mitchell Wood, Per Kallestrup

The purpose of this paper is to describe non-specialised, group-based interventions in displaced populations from reviewed literature, and to explore their outcomes.