Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda
Young migrants in resource-constrained settings face multiple challenges when they move away from home for work and try to make their way in a new place. In Uganda, with a growing youthful population increasing numbers of young people are leaving home to look for opportunities in urban areas, often...
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| author | Edward Tumwesige Allen Asiimwe Rachel Kawuma Sarah Bernays Janet Seeley |
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| description | Young migrants in resource-constrained settings face multiple challenges when they move away from home for work and try to make their way in a new place. In Uganda, with a growing youthful population increasing numbers of young people are leaving home to look for opportunities in urban areas, often facing a precarious existence as they try to make money. Using data from in-depth interviews we investigate the lived experience of precarity of 20 young men who had recently migrated to a small town in south-west Uganda. We adopt a case study approach to look in-depth at the experience of three of the young men, showing how they engage in a continual evaluation of risk in their day to day lives, as they face multiple challenges related to their insecure employment and poor access to health services. We found that the risks that the young men are willing to take to maximise their limited opportunities changed over time. Our findings provide valuable insights into the gendered risks faced by young male migrants and illustrate the ways in which young migrants, many of whom may only have travelled a relatively short distance from home, face risks and challenges to their health and wellbeing, and need to be recognised as a population in need of attention and support. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72ae2428d4894a07837193d0c5843e942023-11-25T04:50:22ZengElsevierJournal of Migration and Health2666-62352023-01-018100191Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern UgandaEdward Tumwesige0Allen Asiimwe1Rachel Kawuma2Sarah Bernays3Janet Seeley4MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, UgandaMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, UgandaMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, UgandaDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda; Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Corresponding author.Young migrants in resource-constrained settings face multiple challenges when they move away from home for work and try to make their way in a new place. In Uganda, with a growing youthful population increasing numbers of young people are leaving home to look for opportunities in urban areas, often facing a precarious existence as they try to make money. Using data from in-depth interviews we investigate the lived experience of precarity of 20 young men who had recently migrated to a small town in south-west Uganda. We adopt a case study approach to look in-depth at the experience of three of the young men, showing how they engage in a continual evaluation of risk in their day to day lives, as they face multiple challenges related to their insecure employment and poor access to health services. We found that the risks that the young men are willing to take to maximise their limited opportunities changed over time. Our findings provide valuable insights into the gendered risks faced by young male migrants and illustrate the ways in which young migrants, many of whom may only have travelled a relatively short distance from home, face risks and challenges to their health and wellbeing, and need to be recognised as a population in need of attention and support.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623523000417MigrantsYouthSexual healthPovertyIntersecting risksPrecarity |
| spellingShingle | Edward Tumwesige Allen Asiimwe Rachel Kawuma Sarah Bernays Janet Seeley Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda Journal of Migration and Health Migrants Youth Sexual health Poverty Intersecting risks Precarity |
| title | Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda |
| title_full | Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda |
| title_short | Young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in Southern Uganda |
| title_sort | young migrant men managing risk and seeking protection in a small town in southern uganda |
| topic | Migrants Youth Sexual health Poverty Intersecting risks Precarity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623523000417 |
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