Hoping for a Better Future during Covid-19

How Migration Plans Are Protective of Depressive Symptoms for Haitian Migrants Living in Chile

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ID15501267
AutoresYijing Chen (0000-0002-9311-6357, Columbia University), Claudia Rafful (0000-0003-0083-7276, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Mercedes Mercado Órdenes (0000-0002-7011-0294, Universidad Diego Portales), Mercedes Mercado (Diego Portales University), Lindsey Carte (0000-0001-8192-5096, Universidad de La Frontera), Sonia Morales-Miranda (Consorcio de Investigación sobre VIH SIDA TB CISIDAT, Dwight W. Morrow 8, Apt. 7, Centro, Cuernavaca 62000, Mexico), Sonia Morales‐Miranda, Judeline Cheristil (Clínica Las Condes), Teresita Rocha Jiménez (0000-0003-2455-2865, Universidad Mayor, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número16
Páginas9977-9977
Fecha de publicación2022-08-12
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19169977
PMID36011611
OpenAlexW4291465365
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas67

This paper explores the migration experiences, perceived COVID-19 impacts, and depression symptoms among Haitian migrants living in Santiago, Chile. Ninety-five participants from eight neighborhoods with a high density of Haitian migrants were recruited. Descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, and logistic regression analysis were conducted. Chi-squared tests were used to confirm univariate results. We found that 22% of participants had major depressive symptoms based on the CESD-R-20 scale, 87% reported major life changes due to COVID-19, and 78% said their migration plans had changed due to the pandemic. Factors associated with more depressive symptoms were being in debt (OR = 3.43) and experiencing discrimination (ORs: 0.60 to 6.19). Factors associated with less odds of depressive symptoms were social support (ORs: 0.06 to 0.25), change in migration plans due to COVID-19 (OR = 0.30), and planning to leave Chile (OR = 0.20). After accounting for relevant factors, planning to leave Chile is significantly predictive of fewer symptoms of depression. Haitian migrants living in Chile had a high prevalence of depression. Planning to leave Chile was a significant protector against depressive symptoms. Future studies should explore how nuanced experiences of uncertainty play out in migrants' lives, mental well-being, and planning for their future

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Descriptive statistics · Disease · Logistic regression · Major depressive episode · Mental health · Mood · Multivariate analysis · Odds · Odds ratio · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Sociology · Univariate analysis · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Gerontology

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