@article{ref1,
title="Immigration, perceived discrimination and mental health: evidence from Venezuelan population living in Peru",
journal="Globalization and health",
year="2021",
author="Cabieses, Báltica and Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J. and Mezones-Holguín, Edward and Amaya, Elard and Mougenot, Benoît",
volume="17",
number="1",
pages="e8-e8",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The association between international migration and mental health is conditioned to several factors, and discrimination may play a significant role. Currently, Peru is one of the principal Venezuelan migrant-receiving countries in  Latin America. There are around one million Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the  country. This study evaluates the association between self-perceived discrimination  and mental health problems in Venezuelan population living in Peru. <br><br>METHOD: We  analyzed data from the Venezuelan Population Residing in Peru Survey 2018, a  nationally representative urban sample aimed at collecting information on several  dimensions of Venezuelan population wellbeing. We applied logistic regression models  to assess the association between self-perceived discrimination and mental health  problems. Moreover, we applied the propensity score matching method as a robustness  check of our results. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 9487 Venezuelans surveyed, 6806 included complete  information. From this sample, 6.3% reported mental health problems related to fear,  anger, anxiety, or stress. Logistic regression models showed that Venezuelans who  perceived being discriminated against had 2.4 higher odds of presenting mental  health problems than their non-discriminated counterparts. Moreover, propensity  score matching models showed that Venezuelans who perceived being discriminated  against increased by 3.5 percentage points their probability of presenting mental  health problems compared to their non-discriminated counterparts. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: There  is evidence that self-perceived discrimination is associated with mental health  deterioration in Venezuelan migrants living in Peru. Our findings are relevant in  the current geopolitical context and could be useful in the decision making  processes in international health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1744-8603",
doi="10.1186/s12992-020-00655-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00655-3"
}