Experiences of violence while in insecure migration status: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global movement of people in the context of strict immigration laws and policies places significant numbers of people in insecure migration status worldwide. Insecure status leaves people without recourse to legal, governmental or social protection from violence and abuse. This review synthesized qualitative studies that reported how migrants associated physical and physically enforced sexual violence they experienced with their insecure migration status.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative evidence synthesis of 31 studies published between 1 January 2000 and 31 May 2023, with data from Europe, North America, East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Our thematic synthesis produced 14 inductive descriptive codes, four descriptive themes and three analy

SUBMITTER: Innes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11585937 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature