The Perspective of Young Maghrebi People With a Migratory Background and Their Social Agents on Substance Use During the Migration Process

A Qualitative Study

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ID7161622
AuthorsLetícia López Pedraza (0000-0003-3557-375X, Research Group in Social Health Care Needs for the Population at Risk of Exclusion. Red Cross University School of Nursing, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain), Víctor Fernández‐alonso (0000-0002-4018-9931, Research Group in Social Health Care Needs for the Population at Risk of Exclusion. Red Cross University School of Nursing, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, corresponding author), Juan Francisco Velarde-García (0000-0002-5801-4857, Research Group in Social Health Care Needs for the Population at Risk of Exclusion. Red Cross University School of Nursing, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain), Raquel González‐hervía (0000-0003-3326-657X, Research Group in Social Health Care Needs for the Population at Risk of Exclusion. Red Cross University School of Nursing, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain), María García-Inés Alcalde (0009-0005-2229-3988, Madrid Red Cross Addiction Centers, Spain), Petra Galiano-Fernandez (Madrid Red Cross Addiction Centers, Spain), Beatriz Álvarez‐embarba (0000-0002-2084-3051, Research Group in Social Health Care Needs for the Population at Risk of Exclusion. Red Cross University School of Nursing, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain)
Year2025
Volume36
Issue3
Pages243-252
Publication date2025-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10436596241297984
PMID39600151
OpenAlexW4404772156
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Introduction: People with a migratory background often face traumatic experiences increasing the risk of mental health problems and substance use. It is important to gain a greater understanding of the perspectives of substance use among North African young people with a migratory background and social agents. Methodology: A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted. Purposive sampling methods were used to recruit 14 male participants and 9 social agents. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and focus groups, and processed by thematic analysis. Results: Four themes were identified: beginning of cross-border consumption that worsens at the reception centers; different ways of obtaining and accessing substances; reasons leading to substance use; and mental health care needs during the migration process. Discussion: The implementation of individual-centered and culturally adapted psychosocial support programs can significantly contribute to mitigating psychological challenges, preventing substance use, and promoting greater well-being among people with a migratory background

Environmental health · Focus group · Mental health · Nonprobability sampling · Population · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Qualitative research · Sociology · Substance use · Thematic analysis · Clinical Psychology · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Gerontology

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