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Prevalence of physical violence against people in insecure migration status: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Alexandria Innes
  • Sophie Carlisle
  • Hannah Manzur
  • Elizabeth Cook
  • Jessica Corsi
  • Natalia V Lewis

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Objectives: This study summarised evidence on the prevalence of interpersonal, community and state physical violence against people in insecure migration status. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of primary studies that estimated prevalence of physical violence against a population in insecure migration status. We searched Embase, Social Policy and Practice, Political Science Complete, SocINDEX and Web of Science Social Sciences Citation Index for reports published from January 2000 until 31 May 2023. Study quality was assessed using an adapted version of the Joanna Briggs assessment tool for cross-sectional studies. Two reviewers carried out screening, data extraction, quality assessment and analysis. Meta-analysis was conducted in Stata 17, using a random effects model and several exploratory subgroup analyses. Results: We retrieved 999 reports and included 31 retrospective cross-sectional studies with 25,997 migrants in insecure status. The prevalence estimate of physical violence was 31.16% (95% CI 25.62–36.70, p

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  • Alexandria Innes & Sophie Carlisle & Hannah Manzur & Elizabeth Cook & Jessica Corsi & Natalia V Lewis, 2024. "Prevalence of physical violence against people in insecure migration status: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(3), pages 1-29, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0300189
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300189
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