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Anthropological Research Study of Migrants at the First Aid and Reception Center (CPSA) of Lampedusa

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  • Maria Concetta Segneri

    (Medical Anthropological Unit, Department of Mental Health, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Anteo Di Napoli

    (Department of Epidemiology, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Gianfranco Costanzo

    (Health Directorate, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Concetta Mirisola

    (INMP Directorate, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Andrea Cavani

    (Scientific Coordination Unit, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Miriam Castaldo

    (Medical Anthropological Unit, Department of Mental Health, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), 00153 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

A medical anthropology research study was conducted in 2015 at the First Aid and Reception Center (CPSA) on the island of Lampedusa (Italy) as part of a larger health project carried out by the National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP) in Rome. The study investigated the health conditions of migrants at the moment of their departure and on arrival, their migration journey, and their life plans and expectations for the future. The ethnographic method adopted for the study was based on participant observation and on data collection by means of a semi-structured interview (51 items simultaneously translated by cultural mediators into Tigrinya, Arabic, English, and French). Interviewed were 112 adults (82 men and 30 women) from the Gulf of Guinea and the Horn of Africa. The cooccurrence of forced migration and economic concerns was confirmed; violence and torture were constants throughout the migration journey in 81% of cases. Ethnographic data detailed the timing, countries, settings, perpetrators, and types of violence endured. A combination of qualitative and quantitative findings can both facilitate the identification of fragile health conditions and support clinicians in the diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitation pathways. These data illustrate the importance and feasibility of multidisciplinary collaboration even in emergency contexts.

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  • Maria Concetta Segneri & Anteo Di Napoli & Gianfranco Costanzo & Concetta Mirisola & Andrea Cavani & Miriam Castaldo, 2022. "Anthropological Research Study of Migrants at the First Aid and Reception Center (CPSA) of Lampedusa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-16, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5337-:d:803880
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    1. Rafael Youngmann & Rachel Bachner-Melman & Lilac Lev-Ari & Hadar Tzur & Ravit Hileli & Ido Lurie, 2021. "Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Mental Health Care of Asylum Seekers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-16, October.
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