Table 4 Summary of themes and subthemes

Health and migration

Pre-migration health

Van Bortel et al., [37]; Van der Ham et al., [6, 36]

Health during migration

Heng et al., [8]; Dutta et al., [28]; Kaur-Gill & Dutta [35]; Tam et al., [7]; Van Bortel et al., [37]; Van der Ham et al., [6, 36]

Health after a period of migration

Van der Ham et al., [36]

Health as negotiation of agency and structure (agentic practices)

Physical self-care

Dutta et al., [28]

Psychological self-care

Bernadas & Jiang [20]; Dutta et al., [28]; Heng et al., [8]; Kaur-Gill & Dutta [35]; Tam et al., [7]; Van Bortel et al., [37]; Van der Ham et al., [6, 36]

Spiritual self-care

Bernadas & Jiang [20]; Dutta et al., [28]; Heng et al., [8]; Van Bortel et al., [37]; Van der Ham et al., [6, 36]