SynthesisInternational journal of public health2012
The health of migrant children in Switzerland.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Migrant adolescents' experience of depression as they, their parents, and their health-care professionals describe it: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of stunting among under-five children in refugee and internally displaced communities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Medical care for migrant children in Europe: a practical recommendation for first and follow-up appointments.European journal of pediatrics · 2019Guideline
- Use of health services among international migrant children - a systematic review.Globalization and health · 2018Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the impacts of internal migration on child health outcomes in China.BMC public health · 2016Pooled it
- Resilience profiles across context: A latent profile analysis in a German, Greek, and Swiss sample of adolescents.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Health status follow-up of migrant children after arrival in France: A multicenter study in hospital outpatient clinics in the Paris region.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Infectious disease prevalence among unaccompanied minor refugees: Associations with migration journey characteristics.PloS one · 2026Article
- Emergency Department utilization in Switzerland: Comparing Swiss natives with first- and second-generation immigrants.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Internal migrant preschoolers: life changes serve better emotion understanding?Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Implementation of national recommendations for the care of Ukrainian refugee children in Switzerland: a survey of primary care pediatricians.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Transcultural differences in suicide attempts among children and adolescents with and without migration background, a multicentre study: in Vienna, Berlin, Istanbul.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Article
- Access to paediatric oncology centres in Switzerland: Disparities across rural-urban and Swiss-foreigners cohorts.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
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- Health care provided to recent asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking pediatric patients in 2016 and 2017 at a Swiss tertiary hospital - a retrospective study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Adverse perinatal outcomes among children in Switzerland: the impact of national origin and socio-economic group.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- Transcultural Differences in Risk Factors and in Triggering Reasons of Suicidal and Self-Harming Behaviour in Young People with and without a Migration Background.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- 'Differences between the earth and the sky': migrant parents' experiences of child health services for pre-school children in the UK.Primary health care research & development · 2020Article
- Concomitant Infection ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveOver 22 % of children and adolescents living in Switzerland have a migrant background. The aim of this systematic literature review is to give an overview of health needs of paediatric migrants in Switzerland.
methodsThree databases (Embase, Medline, Global health) were systematically searched for quantitative primary research on the health outcomes of migrant minors (<18-year old) in Switzerland, including articles published since 2000 in French, German, Italian or English. Citation chasing and search of non-indexed literature was also performed.
resultsThirty publications were identified. Compared to their Swiss peers, migrant children had higher hospitalisation (+40 %) and intensive care admission rates, more dental cavities, twice the odds of being obese, and migrant adolescents seemed more frequently affected by psychological problems and twice as often requesting abortions. Certain infectious diseases (tuberculosis, intestinal parasites, H. pylori infection, Hepatitis A) were more prevalent. Increased neonatal and infant mortality rates were found in Turkish and African babies.
conclusionChildren of migrants may have distinct health needs. They should benefit from migrant paediatric care and health promotion activities that recognise these.
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