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SynthesisPathogens and global health2017

Vaccinations in migrants and refugees: a challenge for European health systems. A systematic review of current scientific evidence.

Daniele Mipatrini, Paola Stefanelli, Santino Severoni, Giovanni Rezza

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Pathogens and global health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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106citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
14.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 205 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. "Vaccinating your child during an emergency is more important than ever": a randomised controlled trial on message framing among Ukrainian refugees in Poland, 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniele Mipatrinia Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases , Sapienza University , Rome , Italy.
Paola Stefanellib Department of Infectious Diseases , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy.
Santino Severonic Division of Policy and Governance for Health and Well-being European Office for Investment for Health and Development , WHO European Office , Copenhagen , Denmark.
Giovanni Rezzab Department of Infectious Diseases , Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome , Italy.
Istituto Superiore di Sanità · ITWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Europe · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The decline of immunization rates in countries of origin of migrants and refugees, along with risky conditions during the journey to Europe, may threaten migrants' health. We performed a systematic review of the scientific literature in order to assess the frequency of vaccine preventable diseases, and vaccination coverage among migrants and refugees in Europe. To this end, Medline and Cochrane databases were considered. After the screening and the selection process, 58 papers were included in the review. We focused on the following vaccine-preventable diseases: hepatitis B, measles, rubella, mumps, tetanus, poliomyelitis, pertussis, diphtheria, meningitis, and varicella. The results were presented as a qualitative synthesis. In summary, several studies highlighted that migrants and refugees have lower immunization rates compared to European-born individuals. Firstly, this is due to low vaccination coverage in the country of origin. Then, several problems may limit migrants' access to vaccination in Europe: (i) migrants are used to move around the continent, and many vaccines require multiple doses at regular times; (ii) information on the immunization status of migrants is often lacking; (iii) hosting countries face severe economic crises; (iv) migrants often refuse registration with medical authorities for fear of legal consequences and (v) the lack of coordination among public health authorities of neighboring countries may determine either duplications or lack of vaccine administration. Possible strategies to overcome these problems include tailoring immunization services on the specific needs of the target population, developing strong communication campaigns, developing vaccination registers, and promoting collaboration among public health authorities of European Countries.

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Communicable Disease ControlCommunicable DiseasesEuropeEvidence-Based MedicineHumansRefugeesTransients and MigrantsVaccinationdiphteriaEuropehepatitismeaslesmeningitisMigrationmumpspertussispoliomyelitisrefugeesrubellatetanusvaccinationvaricella

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PMID28165878
PMCPMC5375618
OpenAlexW2586842088

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