Ghanaian Migration: Economic Participation

Black, Richard; Quartey, Peter; Castagnone, Eleonora; Nazio, Tiziana; Schoumaker, Bruno; Rakotonarivo, Andonirina

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69569-3_11

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“…A little more than half of all migrants sent monetary remittances to the household in the past 12 months (see Figure 4.2). Importantly, and contrary to some of the literature on gender and migration that reports that women are more likely to send remittances back home, we find no differences in gender with regards to remittancessending behaviour (not shown; see also Black et al, 2013). Clear differences emerge considering remittance-sending behaviour when looking at the type of relationship (Figure 4.2).…”

Section: Households Contributing To Migrant's Departure(s)contrasting

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“…Remitters from outside Africa donated the largest yearly average amount. Furthermore, Black et al (2013) showed that a high proportion of Ghanaian migrants in the Netherlands and the UK send remittances (around two-thirds), and remittance-sending behaviour is closely linked to the duration of stay in the receiving country, educational level, and occupational status.…”

Section: Households Contributing To Migrant's Departure(s)mentioning

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Living apart together across borders : how Ghanaian couples form, transform, or dissolve in the context of international migration

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Section: Households Contributing To Migrant's Departure(s)contrasting

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Living apart together across borders : how Ghanaian couples form, transform, or dissolve in the context of international migration

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“…Indeed, migrants being on average more highly educated, may have higher job expectations and therefore increased stress and frustration when things go wrong. This is especially relevant in the context of Ghanaian migration to Europe, where "de-skilling" occurs regularly [46], leading to imbalances between expectations and reality that add stress to the migrant burden [47]. Secondly, it is possible that the European environment changes migrants' behavioural response to a negative life event stressor in such a way that obesity is favoured.…”

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Differential associations between psychosocial stress and obesity among Ghanaians in Europe and in Ghana: findings from the RODAM study

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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose Psychosocial stress is associated with obesity in some populations, but it is unclear whether the association is related to migration. This study explored associations between psychosocial stress and obesity among Ghanaian migrants in Europe and non-migrant Ghanaians in Ghana. Methods Cross-sectional data from the RODAM study were used, including 5898 Ghanaians residing in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, rural Ghana, and urban Ghana. Perceived discrimination, negative life events and stress at work or at home were examined in relation to body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Linear regression analyses were performed separately for migrants and non-migrants stratified by sex. Results Perceived discrimination was not associated with BMI and WC in both migrants and non-migrants. However, negative life events were positively associated with BMI (β = 0.78, 95% CI 0.34-1.22) and WC (β = 1.96, 95% CI 0.79-3.12) among male Ghanaian migrants. Similarly, stress at work or at home was positively associated with BMI (β = 0.28, 95% CI 0.00-0.56) and WC (β = 0.84, 95% CI 0.05-1.63) among male Ghanaian migrants. Among non-migrant Ghanaians, in contrast, stress at work or at home was inversely associated with BMI and WC in both males (β = − 0.66, 95% CI − 1.03 to − 0.28; β = − 1.71 95% CI − 2.69 to − 0.73, respectively) and females (β = − 0.81, 95% CI − 1.20 to − 0.42; β = − 1.46, 95% CI − 2.30 to − 0.61, respectively). Conclusions Negative life events and stress at work or at home are associated with increased body weight among male Ghanaians in European settings, whereas stress at work or at home is associated with reduced body weight among Ghanaians in Ghana. More work is needed to understand the underlying factors driving these differential associations to assist prevention efforts.

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“…Migrants in this category experience job related stress from work that is highly demanding, least preferred whilst at the same time offering low remuneration and unsatisfactory career prospects (Bhugra, cited in Chilunga et al, 2019). Black et al (2016) showed that upon arrival in Europe only one third of a sample of documented African migrants held higher status jobs matching the status they had in their home country. Many who are well-educated and had reached the mid-career level in their country of origin would need to start new degree programs or engage in former vocational training for proper integration into the labor market else they end up working as guards, construction workers, cleaners, and other poorly remunerated menial jobs (Jaspars & Buchanan-Smith, 2018;Martín et al, 2016) or become unemployed (Pannetier, Lert, Jauffret Roustide, & du Loûa, 2017).…”

Section: Now In Europe: What Next?mentioning

confidence: 99%