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“I feel like I am less than other people”: Health-related vulnerabilities of male migrants travelling alone on their journey to Europe

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  • Arsenijević, Jovana
  • Burtscher, Doris
  • Ponthieu, Aurelie
  • Severy, Nathalie
  • Contenta, Andrea
  • Moissaing, Stephane
  • Argenziano, Stefano
  • Zamatto, Federica
  • Zachariah, Rony
  • Ali, Engy
  • Venables, Emilie

Abstract

During 2015 and 2016, an unprecedented flow of approximately 800,000 migrants coming from Turkey towards Western Europe crossed the Balkans. Male migrants are perceived as being less vulnerable compared to other migrants and they are not given priority in service and support provision. This qualitative study examines the self-perceived vulnerabilities of male migrants travelling alone along the Balkan route to Europe. Twenty-four individual in-depth interviews, two group interviews and participant observation were conducted with male migrants in Belgrade, Serbia in 2017. Data was coded manually, and analysed thematically.

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  • Arsenijević, Jovana & Burtscher, Doris & Ponthieu, Aurelie & Severy, Nathalie & Contenta, Andrea & Moissaing, Stephane & Argenziano, Stefano & Zamatto, Federica & Zachariah, Rony & Ali, Engy & Venable, 2018. "“I feel like I am less than other people”: Health-related vulnerabilities of male migrants travelling alone on their journey to Europe," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 209(C), pages 86-94.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:209:y:2018:i:c:p:86-94
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.038
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    3. Jankovic-Rankovic, Jelena & Oka, Rahul C. & Meyer, Jerrold S. & Gettler, Lee T., 2020. "Forced migration experiences, mental well-being, and nail cortisol among recently settled refugees in Serbia," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 258(C).
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