Table 2 Demographic characteristics of migrant women
From: Vulnerability of migrant women during disasters: a scoping review of the literature
Author and year | Type of migrant | Home country | Host country | Length of stay in the host country | Type of disaster experienced in the host country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Açıkalın et al. (2021) [48]. | Refugees. | Afghanistan (3), Iraq (6), Somalia (7), Syria (34). | Türkiye. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Angulo-Giraldo et al. (2021) [49]. | Reported only for some participants: applicants for refugee status; migrants carrying a passport with humanitarian visa; with a temporary permit to stay. | Venezuela. | Peru. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Golesorkhi et al. (2020) [45]. | Refugees. | Not indicated. | USA. | Since 2011. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Karajerjian (2021) [50]. | Refugees. | Different regions of Syria, primarily Deir Ez-Zor, Aleppo, Reef Aleppo, Idlib, Ar-Raqqa. | Lebanon. | Reported for 3 women: from 2013 (2 years), from 2015 (1 year). | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Lightman (2021) [51]. | Landed immigrants. | Bosnia (1), Democratic Republic of Congo (1), Eritrea (2), India (7), Nigeria (3), Philippines (9), Romania (1), Sudan (1). | Canada. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Lusambili et al. (2020) [52]. | Refugees. | Antenatal: Somalia (6), Tanzania (2), Uganda (1), Eritrea (1); Postnatal: Somalia. | Kenya. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Marabello et al. (2020) [47]. | Refugees or asylum seekers. | Not indicated. | Italy. | Information reported only for a woman (1 year). | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Melov et al. (2021) [53]. | Not indicated. | Not indicated. | Australia. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Mutambara et al. (2021) [54]. | Refugees. | Democratic Republic of Congo (16), Burundi (7), Rwanda (3). | South Africa. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Nardon et al. (2021) [55]. | Skilled migrants; refugees. | 26 different countries, specified for 10 women: Algeria (1), Bangladesh (1), Brazil (3), China (1), Egypt (1), Iran (1), Nigeria (1), Yemen (1). | Canada. | Less than 5 years. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Phillimore et al. (2021) [46]. | Forced migrants. | Albania, Camerun, Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Iraq, Lebanon, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Syria, Türkiye. | UK, Türkiye, Tunisia, Sweden. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Sabri et al. (2020) [56]. | Not indicated. | The ethnicity, but not the exact country of origin, of some survivors is mentioned: Asian, African. | USA. | Not indicated. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Mingo (2021) [57]. | Not indicated. | Cuba. | Spain. | 10 years. | COVID-19 pandemic. |
Simic (2021) [58]. | Skilled migrant. | Former Yugoslavia (Bosnia). | Australia. | The author had been traveling for ten years but was not able to obtain any long - term visa before entering Australia. At the time of writing the article she had been living in Australia for 15 years and she has been holding an Australian passport for almost 8 years. | COVID-19 pandemic. |