Internal migration and depressive symptoms: exploring selection and outcomes in a South African cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Investigations of migration effects on mental health conditions, including depression are sparse in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), yet mental health may play a role in a decision to migrate, and migration in turn can impact on mental health outcomes.

Methods

This paper uses two waves of data from the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, a young adult cohort of 3092 internal migrants and residents of the Agincourt study site in rural northeast South Africa to explore the relationship between internal migration and depressive symptoms, as measured on the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. We employ logistic regression analysis to investigate selectivity of migrants are in relation to depressive symptoms, and we fit generalised linear

SUBMITTER: Ginsburg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11637342 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature