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Table 1 Descriptive summary of studies

From: A scoping review on the measurement of transnationalism in migrant health research in high-income countries

Descriptor

Studies

N = 47, n(%)

Year of publication

 Jan 2004 – Dec 2010

7(14.9%)

 Jan 2011 – Dec 2019

37(78.7%)

 Jan 2020 – Aug 2020

3(6.4%)

Study design

 Cross-sectional survey

38(80.9%)

 Longitudinal surveya

5(10.6%)

 Mixed methods

4(8.5%)

Location of study (migrant resettlement country)b

 North America

  United States

23(48.9%)

  Canada

5(10.6%)

  Unspecified

1(2.1%)

 Europe

  Netherlands

10(21.3%)

  France

4(8.5%)

  Ireland

2(4.3%)

  Denmark

1(2.1%)

  Finland

1(2.1%)

  Germany

2(4.3%)

  Spain

1(2.1%)

  Portugal

1(2.1%)

  Italy

1(2.1%)

  United Kingdom

2(4.3%)

  Unspecified

1(2.1%)

 New Zealand

2(4.3%)

 Australia

1(2.1%)

 Other countries

2(4.3%)

Migrants’ region of originb

 Sub-Saharan Africa

12(25.5%)

 Africa, unspecified

4(8.5%)

 Northern Africa / Middle East / Turkey

7(14.9%)

 Latin America and ‘Black’ Caribbean

 

  Mexico

12(25.5%)

  Central America

6(12.8%)

  South America

4(8.5%)

  Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic)

10(21.3%)

  Latin America, unspecified

12(25.5%)

  ‘Black’ Caribbean

4(8.5%)

  Caribbean, unspecified

3(6.4%)

 Asia

  Southeast Asia

4(8.5%)

  South Asia

3(6.4%)

  East Asia (China, Korea)

9(19.1%)

  Unspecified

4(8.5%)

 Europe (mostly Eastern Europe)

9(19.1%)

 Australia/New Zealand

1(2.1%)

 North America

3(6.4%)

 Unspecified

3(6.4%)

Sample size (quantitative)

 50–500

13(27.7%)

 501–1000

9(19.1%)

 1001–2000

15(31.9%)

 2001–5000

5(10.6%)

 5001–10,000

3(6.4%)

 10,001-20,000

1(2.1%)

  > 20,000

1(2.1%)

Migrants’ generationb

 1st generation migrants

47(100%)

 2nd generation migrants

12(25.5%)

  ≥ 3rd generation migrants

3(6.4%)

Migrants’ statusb

 Immigrantsc

46(97.9%)

 Refugees and/or Asylum-seekersd

11(23.4%)

 Undocumented migrants

17(36.2%)

  1. aOne study conducted a cross-sectional analysis
  2. bA study may be counted in more than one category so percentages do not add to 100%
  3. cBroadly defined, including those who immigrated through economic, family and business categories; most studies did not specify the immigrant categories and only described the population as “immigrants”
  4. dIncludes those who had an asylum history but obtained residency status