Post-migration geographical mobility, mental health and health service utilisation among Somali refugees in the UK: A qualitative study
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Migration is known to be associated with poor health outcomes for certain marginalised and socially disadvantaged populations. This paper reviews a number of reasons why residential mobility in the 'host' country may be associated with poor mental health for refugee populations and reports on a qualitative study of Somalis living in London, UK, and their beliefs about the relationship between residential mobility, poor health and health service use. Two discussion groups were undertaken with 13 Somali professionals and four groups with 21 lay Somalis in East and South London, UK. Lay Somalis did not wish to move accommodation but felt they were forced to move. Some Somali professionals believed that the nomadic history of Somalis made them more likely to elect to move in order to escape problems of living, but this was not supported by the lay group. Frequent geographical movements were seen as stressful and undesirable, disrupted family life and child development and were detrimental to well being. Residential mobility was also perceived to interfere with health care receipt and therefore should be more comprehensively assessed in larger quantitative studies.
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The additional complexities of pre- and post-migration stressors experienced by the Somali community as a less established community seeking asylum in the UK add to the difficulties of recruitment and of designing acceptable and accessible interventions.
“The additional complexities of pre and post migration stressors experienced by the Somali community as a less established community, seeking asylum in the UK arguably add to the difficulties of recruitment and of designing acceptable and accessible interventions [48-50].”
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- Authors
- Warfa, N., Bhui, K., Craig, T., Curtis, S., Mohamud, S., Stansfeld, S., McCrone, P., & Thornicroft, G.
- Affiliations
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University of London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Warfa, Nasir
- ORCID
- Venue
- Health & Place
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-12
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 503-515
- ISSN
- 1353-8292 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2095755034
- Cited by
- 151
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 2.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Health & Place (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Identity, and Health
- Social Sciences › Health › Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Keywords
- Somali refugees, residential mobility, spatial mobility, mental health, health care utilization, refugee health, perceived stress, family breakdown, child development, health care access, London
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Female, United Kingdom, Health Services, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Population Dynamics, Refugees, Social Isolation, Somalia
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