SynthesisEuropean journal of public health2015
How do economic crises affect migrants' risk of infectious disease? A systematic-narrative review.
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- Pooled it
- Economic change and population health: lessons learnt from an umbrella review on the Great Recession.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- The social and structural determinants of sexual and reproductive health and rights in migrants and refugees: a systematic review of reviews.Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit · 2021Pooled it
- Going upstream - an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Vaccinations in migrants and refugees: a challenge for European health systems. A systematic review of current scientific evidence.Pathogens and global health · 2017Pooled it
- Assessing the association between elements of health inequalities and the risk of bacterial infection in high-income countries: a systematic scoping review.Access microbiology · 2026Review
- Proportional representation and incidence rate of repeat visits in ethnic minorities compared to native Dutch people under the age of 25 years in the Netherlands.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Health Needs and Access to Healthcare Services in Migrant Populations in Greece: Data From the Hprolipsis Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- High proportion of post-migration HIV acquisition in migrant men who have sex with men receiving HIV care in the Paris region, and associations with social disadvantage and sexual behaviours: results of the ANRS-MIE GANYMEDE study, France, 2021 to 2022.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024Article
- Monkeypox outbreaks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Network and clustering analyses of global risks and modified SEIR prediction of epidemic trends.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- "Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- The sources of the Kuznets relationship between the COVID-19 mortality rate and economic performance.International journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR · 2022Article
- Are immigrants more vulnerable to the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19? A cross-sectional study in Amadora Municipality, Lisbon metropolitan area.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- How Do Economic Fluctuations Affect the Mortality of Infectious Diseases?Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Screening approach among newly arrived asylum seekers: experience in a primary health care setting in Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Retrospective Review of Documentation Practices of Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin, Birth Dose, and Vaccination at the Hospital of Birth, in Thai Nationals and Migrants in Northern Thailand.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Austerity, measles and mandatory vaccination: cross-regional analysis of vaccination in Italy 2000-14.European journal of public health · 2019Article
- Travel, Migration and Emerging Infectious Diseases.EJIFCC · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is not well understood how economic crises affect infectious disease incidence and prevalence, particularly among vulnerable groups. Using a susceptible-infected-recovered framework, we systematically reviewed literature on the impact of the economic crises on infectious disease risks in migrants in Europe, focusing principally on HIV, TB, hepatitis and other STIs.
methodsWe conducted two searches in PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, websites of key organizations and grey literature to identify how economic changes affect migrant populations and infectious disease. We perform a narrative synthesis in order to map critical pathways and identify hypotheses for subsequent research.
resultsThe systematic review on links between economic crises and migrant health identified 653 studies through database searching; only seven met the inclusion criteria. Fourteen items were identified through further searches. The systematic review on links between economic crises and infectious disease identified 480 studies through database searching; 19 met the inclusion criteria. Eight items were identified through further searches. The reviews show that migrant populations in Europe appear disproportionately at risk of specific infectious diseases, and that economic crises and subsequent responses have tended to exacerbate such risks. Recessions lead to unemployment, impoverishment and other risk factors that can be linked to the transmissibility of disease among migrants. Austerity measures that lead to cuts in prevention and treatment programmes further exacerbate infectious disease risks among migrants. Non-governmental health service providers occasionally stepped in to cater to specific populations that include migrants.
conclusionsThere is evidence that migrants are especially vulnerable to infectious disease during economic crises. Ring-fenced funding of prevention programs, including screening and treatment, is important for addressing this vulnerability.
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