ReviewGlobalization and health2022
Migrant experiences of sexual and gender based violence: a critical interpretative synthesis.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sexual violence along migration routes: A qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing the health status of migrants upon arrival in Europe: a systematic review of the adverse impact of migration journeys.Globalization and health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of physical violence against people in insecure migration status: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Qualitative analysis of Asian American college women's sexual socialization and experiences with sexual relationships, sexual consent, and sexual assault: Advancing an intersectional conceptual framework.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026Article
- "Li pa gen la vwa o chapit": Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health Consequences Experienced by Migrants and Asylum-Seekers Amid the Haitian Humanitarian Crisis.Violence against women · 2026Article
- Potentially traumatic experiences and mental health among asylum-seeking women of reproductive age: The significance of sexual violence and contextual risk factors.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Strength and Vulnerability: A Qualitative Study of Mental Health and Unmitigated Communion Among Female Migrants in Southeast England.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Migrant women's experiences of HIV prevention and care in Europe: a qualitative evidence synthesis.Journal of migration and health · 2026Review
- Crossing borders, facing barriers: a rights-based narrative review of HIV care access among African migrants living with HIV.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- A qualitative exploration of gender-based violence throughout the migration journey among refugee women in Nairobi, Kenya.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Healthcare Access and Outcomes for Refugee Women in Transit: A Scoping Review of Facilitators and Barriers in South and Southeast Asia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- 'This caused our journey': the relationship between sexual and gender-based violence and cross-border Sudan to South Sudan migration.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- Lived experiences of migrant men witnessing and surviving sexual violence in European transit spaces.Globalization and health · 2025Article
- Women's experiences of gender-based violence supports through an intersectional lens: a global scoping review.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Tracing individual experiences to systemic challenges: the (re)production of GBV in migrant women's experiences in Canada.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Article
- Precarious employment and gender-based violence against migrant women: A scoping review mapping the intersections.PloS one · 2025Article
- No evidence, no problem? A critical interpretive synthesis of the vulnerabilities to and experiences of sexual violence among young migrants in Europe.Global health action · 2024Review
- Climate change, migration, and health: perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Review
- Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Needs of Refugee Women Exposed to Gender-Based Violence: The Case for Trauma-Informed Care in Resettlement Contexts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Co-Design Workshops to Develop a Psychosocial Support Service Model for Refugees in Sweden Affected by Gender-Based Violence.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGender based violence (GBV) is a critical issue and migrants are at higher risk of experiencing and being victimized by GBV. This critical interpretative synthesis (CIS) examines migrants experiences of GBV with a focus on different migrant groups and experiences at different stages of the migrant journey.
methodThe guiding question of this review is: "how do migrants experience gender-based violence?" A total of 84 studies were included in the CIS, of which 67 peer-reviewed academic articles were selected from 2356 studies found on WebofScience, MedLINE, and ProQuest, and 17 relevant studies from the grey literature were selected from the time period 2011 to 2020. All final studies were reviewed and synthesized using a critical inductive approach to formulate the key results.
resultsThe results demonstrate a high prevalence of GBV amongst migrants, and in particular among vulnerable migrant groups such as forced migrants and irregular migrants, with an emerging focus on male victims. Findings of the CIS revealed three key themes: 1) Most GBV occurrences are rooted in unequal power dynamics; 2) Victims often live with long-lasting consequences that are worsened by their fear of disclosure and stigmatization; 3) There are differential understandings of victimhood across organizations, communities, and victims themselves. In order to support access, sampling, and methodological challenges in this field of research, this article also reports its findings on common risk-factors identified, consequences and coping mechanisms reported, protection policies targeting GBV, and finally, available databases and data collection methods.
conclusionFurther directions for research should be encouraged to move beyond prevalence reporting into identifying risk-factors and possible prevention in both sexes. In addition, more research on GBV experiences throughout migrants' journeys, and coping mechanisms should be encouraged.
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