Migration-related Inequities in Health among Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women (MIHRA) Phase 1: Qualitative Needs Assessment

The Migration-related Inequities in Health among Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women [MIHRA] Study is a mixed-methods, community-based research that aims at documenting the socio-structural determinants of maternal and infant health among pregnant and parenting asylum-seeking women at the U.S.-Mexico border.

As part of a community-academic partnership, we conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews in Spanish or Haitian Creole with pregnant and parenting asylum-seeking women at the Mexico-U.S. border. The semi-structured interviews aimed to better understand women’s migration experiences, including pregnancy and childbirth during migration, healthcare access, and other social determinants of health.

Study Aims

Aim 1

  • Identify the ways in which migration experiences and related risks shape the reproductive health care experiences of migrant women seeking safety in the U.S., including potential changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and across the migration process.

Dates

  • July 2022 – December 2024

Location

  • Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
  • United States (Remote)

Principal Investigators

Dr. Shira Goldenberg
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
San Diego State University
[email protected]

Dr. Ietza Bojorquez
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Tijuana, Mexico
[email protected]

Funding

  • San Diego State University Seed Grant (U54CA285117)

Publications

Research Posters