Anxiety among Central American migrants in Mexico: a cumulative vulnerability

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dc.contributor.affiliationDirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente Muñíz, Mexico City 14370, Mexico
dc.contributor.emailmetmmora@gmail.com
dc.creatorBerenzon Gorn, Shoshanaes_ES
dc.creatorSaavedra, Nayelhies_ES
dc.creatorBojorquez, Ietzaes_ES
dc.creatorReed, Geoffreyes_ES
dc.creatorWainberg, Milton L.es_ES
dc.creatorMedina-Mora, María Elenaes_ES
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-5255 (Gorn, Shoshana)
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-9800 (Saavedra, Nayelhi)
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-7269 (Bojorquez, Ietza)
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6572-4785 (Reed, Geoffrey)
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-4652 (Wainberg, Milton L.)
dc.creator.identificadorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9300-0752 (Medina-Mora, María Elena)
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-06T16:52:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-27T15:31:13Z
dc.date.available2025-03-06T16:52:10Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.published2023
dc.descriptionMigration exposes Central American migrants, particularly those who migrate without documents, to a range of incidents, dangers, and risks that increase their vulnerability to anxiety symptoms. In most cases, the poverty, conflict, and violence they experience in their countries of origin are compounded by the unpredictable conditions of their journey through Mexico. The objective of this study was to explore the association between the presence of emotional discomfort and the experience of various vulnerabilities from the perspective of a group of Central American migrants in transit through Mexico. This is a descriptive, mixed-methods study (QUALI-QUAN). During the qualitative phase, thirty-five migrants were interviewed (twenty in Mexico City and six in Tijuana). During the quantitative phase, a questionnaire was administered to 217 migrants in shelters in Tijuana. An analysis of the subjects' accounts yielded various factors associated with stress and anxiety, which were divided into five main groups: (1) precarious conditions during the journey through Mexico, (2) rejection and abuse due to their identity, (3) abuse by Mexican authorities, (4) violence by criminal organizations, and (5) waiting time before being able to continue their journey. The interaction of various vulnerabilities predisposes individuals to present emotional discomfort, such as anxiety. Migrants who reported experiencing three or more vulnerabilities presented the highest percentages of anxiety symptoms.es_ES
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dc.identifierJC19DIEP23es_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20064899
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
dc.identifier.placeSuiza
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064899
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/8230
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherMDPIes_ES
dc.relation20(6):4899
dc.relation.jnabreviadoINT J ENVIRON RES PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.rightsAcceso Cerradoes_ES
dc.subject.kwMigrants in transit
dc.subject.kwCentral Americans
dc.subject.kwEmotional distress
dc.subject.kwAccumulated vulnerability
dc.subject.kwMexico
dc.titleAnxiety among Central American migrants in Mexico: a cumulative vulnerabilityes_ES
dc.typeArtículoes_ES

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