Pre-migration traumatic experiences, post-migration perceived discrimination and substance use among Russian and Kurdish migrants-a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The associations between traumatic events, substance use and perceived discrimination have been rarely studied among migrants in host countries. We examined whether pre-migration potentially traumatic experiences (PTEs) or perceived discrimination (PD) are associated with substance use among migrants with voluntary (Russians) and forced (Kurds) migration backgrounds.

Design

Cross-sectional interview and health examination data from the Finnish Migrant Health and Wellbeing Study were used. The target sample (n = 1000 for each group) was drawn from the national population register using stratified random sampling by participants' country of birth and native language.

Setting

Population-based data were collected from six cities in Finland during 2010-

SUBMITTER: Salama ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7317749 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature