AUTHOR=Allande-Cussó Regina , García-Iglesias Juan Jesús , Miranda-Plata Rosario , Pichardo-Hexamer Rocío , Ruiz-Frutos Carlos , Gómez-Salgado Juan 

TITLE=Social Determinants of Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context of the Migrant Population Living in Settlements in Spain

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 67 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604628

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604628

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the levels of anxiety and fear, work engagement, and possible psychological distress in the migrant population living in settlements in the province of Huelva (Spain) during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Methods: cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of 623 migrants during the months of April to June 2021, based on the Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19 (AMICO) assessment scale, the 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). 
Results: The results showed a mean work engagement score of 5.38 points (SD=1.38), a mean AMICO scale score of 6.54 points (SD=5.4), and a mean GHQ score of 14.12 points (SD=4.8). People living in informal settlements intrinsically present a number of difficulties and vulnerabilities, and others of these are a result of COVID-19. 
Conclusions: Variables such as a low level of education, the desire to return to the country of origin, and poor housing of less than 3m2 may favour the presence of anxiety and fear of COVID-19, lower levels of work engagement, and increase possibilities of developing psychological distress.