Gaspari Sierra, Walker Melanie, Noriega Monica, Marisol Maria, Bartels Susan A
Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 8;25(1):2410. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22019-5.
Venezuela's geopolitical and economic crisis has forced many Venezuelans, including adolescent girls, to migrate.
To examine: (1) what prompted adolescent girls' decision to migrate and how future aspirations influenced that decision; and (2) how the migration experience impacted aspirations. The overall goal is to identify the unique needs of displaced Venezuelan adolescent girls to adapt programs and services to better support them in achieving their aspirations.
Migration experiences were collected in Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil in January to April of 2022 as part of the parent study. We conducted a qualitative thematic analysis of micronarratives from adolescent girls using an inductive approach.
From the 188 micronarratives, themes of agency and aspirations for a better future were prominent, along with pregnancy being a motivator to migrate. Participants articulated their fears and how they navigated those, the lack of accessible resources, as well as what made them feel supported, like feeling welcomed and loved by those in the community.
Although adolescent girls demonstrated resourcefulness and resilience, specific programs, and services to meet their unique needs are still necessary. Displaced girls are often vulnerable to barriers in accessing goods and services during the migration route and in their host community. Venezuelan adolescent girls need to be key stakeholders in interventions to develop effective programs that support them in every step of their migration journey.
委内瑞拉的地缘政治和经济危机迫使许多委内瑞拉人，包括少女，选择移民。
研究：（1）是什么促使少女决定移民，以及未来的抱负如何影响这一决定；（2）移民经历如何影响抱负。总体目标是确定流离失所的委内瑞拉少女的独特需求，以便调整项目和服务，更好地支持她们实现抱负。
作为母研究的一部分，于2022年1月至4月在厄瓜多尔、秘鲁和巴西收集了移民经历。我们采用归纳法对少女的微叙事进行了定性主题分析。
在188篇微叙事中，能动性和对更美好未来的抱负主题突出，怀孕也是移民的一个动机。参与者阐述了她们的恐惧以及如何应对这些恐惧、缺乏可获取的资源，以及让她们感到得到支持的因素，比如受到社区成员的欢迎和关爱。
尽管少女们表现出了机智和韧性，但仍需要有满足她们独特需求的特定项目和服务。流离失所的女孩在移民途中及东道社区往往难以获得商品和服务。委内瑞拉少女需要成为干预措施的关键利益相关者，以制定有效的项目，在她们移民旅程的每一步都给予支持。
