Internal migration impacts on the mental health of Bangladeshi female ready-made garment workers: a phenomenological study DOI Creative Commons
Md Monirul Islam,

Md. Bakhtiar Uddin,

Md Mustafizur Rahman Shetu

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: April 23, 2025

The focus of this study is to understand the impact internal migration (rural-to-urban) on mental health female garment workers in Bangladesh with reference psychological trauma rural-to-urban migration. In detail, thirteen migrant aged between 18 and 50 who moved within past five years for job purposes industry were interviewed using a qualitative phenomenological approach. Based study, we find that work-related anxiety, working too long, bad conditions, social isolation separation from family lead emotional stresses. On other hand, it also underscores fact can offer economic opportunities, financial independence empowerment which may increase self-esteem give sense achievement. Our findings indicate migration's effect dual, positive negative, depending individual experience. It highlights urgency develop targeted interventions improve dimensions services group, bring about workplace improvements, create supportive systems migrants be supported overcome their challenges. There still more do future research evaluate effectiveness intended wellbeing as well longitudinal effects health.

Language: Английский

Relational maintenance in transnational marital relationships: The case of foreign domestic workers and their left-behind husbands DOI
Jan Michael Alexandre C. Bernadas, Li Jiang, Qin Guo

et al.

Atlantic Journal of Communication, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Language: Английский

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Barriers to health access among Filipinos in Spain: results from interviews with immigrants DOI Creative Commons
Melynn Grace Parcon, Sara Darias Curvo, Cristo Manuel Marrero González

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Frontiers in Human Dynamics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: March 12, 2025

Introduction Immigrants across the globe face significant healthcare access barriers. Beyond fundamental right to health, well-being of immigrant populations directly impacts overall health host country. Despite presence over 200,000 Filipino immigrants in Spain, existing literature on their and remains limited. Methods A face-to-face, interview-based, qualitative study consisting 8 individual interviews (7 women 1 man) 2 focus groups: (7) men (5) were carried out. Participants recruited through convenience snowball sampling. Data was analyzed thematically. Results Barriers encountered by divided into 3 subthemes: socio-cultural (health-seeking behavior, diet, endures suffering), socio-economic (family dynamics, working conditions, education), services related (negative experiences). community organizations faith helped manage stress. Conclusion To improve access, literacy integration must be promoted. Before coming equipped with cultural linguistic knowledge mitigate work stress facilitate assimilation. Structural changes promoted both countries such as streamlining immigration processes reduce economic burden ensuring a healthy workplace for immigrants.

Language: Английский

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Internal migration impacts on the mental health of Bangladeshi female ready-made garment workers: a phenomenological study DOI Creative Commons
Md Monirul Islam,

Md. Bakhtiar Uddin,

Md Mustafizur Rahman Shetu

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: April 23, 2025

The focus of this study is to understand the impact internal migration (rural-to-urban) on mental health female garment workers in Bangladesh with reference psychological trauma rural-to-urban migration. In detail, thirteen migrant aged between 18 and 50 who moved within past five years for job purposes industry were interviewed using a qualitative phenomenological approach. Based study, we find that work-related anxiety, working too long, bad conditions, social isolation separation from family lead emotional stresses. On other hand, it also underscores fact can offer economic opportunities, financial independence empowerment which may increase self-esteem give sense achievement. Our findings indicate migration's effect dual, positive negative, depending individual experience. It highlights urgency develop targeted interventions improve dimensions services group, bring about workplace improvements, create supportive systems migrants be supported overcome their challenges. There still more do future research evaluate effectiveness intended wellbeing as well longitudinal effects health.

Language: Английский

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