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Deterioration of mental health and insufficient Covid-19 information among disadvantaged immigrants in the greater Paris area

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Objectives : The aim of this study is to provide information on changes in mental health among disadvantaged immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in the Greater Paris area and their level of information about Covid-19.MethodsPrior to the Covid-19 epidemic, the Makasi community-based cohort followed 850 immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa in the Greater Paris area. Between the 1st of April and the 7th of June 2020, all participants scheduled for a follow-up survey were systematically included into an additional COVID-19-related wave of data collection (N = 100). We compared participants' type of housing, level of food insecurity, work and mental health (PHQ9) before and during the first COVID-19-related lockdown, using paired-Mc Nemar chi-2 tests. We next described their level of information on Covid-19 and policy measures, broken down by sex.ResultsAmong the 100 participants, 68% had no legal residence permit. Food insecurity was more often reported during lockdown than before (62% vs 52%). 9% of participants had a score indicative of severe depression (PHQ9) before lockdown and 17% afterwards (p = 0.17). Only 51% knew about the possibility of asymptomatic transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Conclusions : This study brings original information on a hard-to-reach population group. Our results suggest that the lockdown had a detrimental impact on various economic and mental health aspects among disadvantaged migrants residing in the Greater Paris area.
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hal-03616306 , version 1 (09-05-2023)

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A. Gosselin, M. Melchior, Séverine Carillon, Flore Gubert, Valéry Ridde, et al.. Deterioration of mental health and insufficient Covid-19 information among disadvantaged immigrants in the greater Paris area. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2021, 146, ⟨10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110504⟩. ⟨hal-03616306⟩
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