Prevalence and associated factors for poor mental health among young migrants in Sweden: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young migrants face multiple challenges that can affect their mental, sexual and reproductive health.

Objective

To assess the prevalence of self-reported poor mental health and its associated demographic, post-migration and sexual risk behaviour factors among young migrants (aged 15-25) in Sweden.

Methods

Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey conducted with migrants aged 15-65 years old in Sweden between December 2018 and November 2019 (n = 6449). Among these, 990 participants aged 15-25 were eligible for the study. Mental health was measured using the Refugee Health Screener-13. Missing data indicator analysis and multivariable logistic regression models were conducted to estimate the association between mental health, sexual risk behaviour,

SUBMITTER: Causevic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773640 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature