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. 2021 Jul 7;4:100061. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100061

Table 6.

Migrant sub-group specified as study population by number and percentage of articles (n = 399).

Migrant group Number of articles* N (%)
Unspecified migrant^ 299 (74.9)
Asylum seeker 59 (14.8)
Refugee 49 (12.3)
Undocumented or insecure status 14 (3.5)
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children 13 (3.3)
Trafficked 11 (2.8)
International student 9 (2.3)
Detainee 7 (1.8)
Migrant worker 4 (1.0)
Family 1 (0.25)

Percentages do not add up to 100% because each article could have specified more than one migrant sub-group.

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Unspecified migrant was used in the studies to classify those described as international migrant, immigrant, born abroad, new entrant, foreign-born, foreign national, first-generation migrant, or by their country of birth.