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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

A gay Nigerian man's journey to asylum in the USA.

Mytien Nguyen, Ryan Handoko, Emmanuella Asabor, Katherine C McKenzie

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mytien NguyenYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7343-6882
Ryan HandokoYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-8238
Emmanuella AsaborYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5801-2763
Katherine C McKenzieDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7621-9741

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007205 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KAZMIERCZAK, BARBARA I · 1985 to 2019
$42.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of an individual from Nigeria seeking asylum in the USA on the basis of persecution for being gay, who was physically and sexually assaulted in Nigeria and detained upon arrival to the USA. We present physical examination findings and the results of a brief mental health evaluation performed at Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey for his asylum evaluation. Individuals are able to seek asylum as members of a "particular social group", in this case, being gay. They seek asylum in the USA as they will continue to be at risk for harm if they stay in their home countries. However, the detention of asylum seekers often violates US human rights obligations and can occur without formal oversight. We explore the unique complications and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer asylum seekers throughout the asylum process, from Nigeria to a detention centre in the USA.

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Human RightsAdultCrime VictimsHomosexualityHumansMaleNigeriaPhysical ExaminationPsychological TestsRefugeesSurvivorsTortureUnited StatesViolenceglobal healthmigration and health

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PMID30954958
PMCPMC6453367

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