SynthesisBMC health services research2018
A systematic review on the use of healthcare services by undocumented migrants in Europe.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Electronic Personal Health Records for Mobile Populations: A Rapid Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the health status of migrants upon arrival in Europe: a systematic review of the adverse impact of migration journeys.Globalization and health · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring differences in the utilization of the emergency department between migrant and non-migrant populations: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to seeking and accessing mental health support in primary care and the community among female migrants in Europe: a "feminisms" systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2023Pooled it
- Depression and loneliness among Sub-Saharan immigrants living in the greater Paris area: results from the MAKASI empowerment stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Trial
- Health insurance expansion for migrants and maternal, perinatal, and infant health outcomes in Colombia: a national cohort study (2013-2020).Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- How do social determinants and legal status affect the health of undocumented migrants in France?BMC public health · 2026Article
- [Access to healthcare for undocumented migrants in Germany-a scoping review].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Financial challenges in Iran's healthcare system arising from migrant populations: evidence from two hospitals in Yazd Province.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Undocumented migrants' and asylum seekers' healthcare rights and (medical) data protection: exploring digital health opportunities and risks through the use-case of an electronic personal health record for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in the Netherlands.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Navigating the Spanish Healthcare System: Perspectives of Newcomers and Cultural Mediators on Communication, Relationships, and Fear of Deportation.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Interventions facilitating access to perinatal care for migrant women without medical insurance: a scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Healthcare access among sub-Saharan migrants and refugees in Tunisia: an interpretative qualitative study.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Identifying challenges and enabling factors in utilizing health care services by undocumented immigrant women: a scoping review of qualitative research.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Health is wealth and documents are the currency: exploring the role of NGOs in facilitating healthcare access for undocumented migrants in the Netherlands - a qualitative study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Hospital admissions for undocumented immigrants: a comparative analysis of French healthcare coverage schemes.European journal of public health · 2025Article
- Migrant Work Conditions and Health Status-A Longitudinal Study on 'Dirty Work' Among Undocumented and Newly Regularized Workers.Journal of international migration and integration · 2025Article
- Increased risk of adverse maternal pregnancy outcomes among undocumented migrants in Norway.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Healthcare providers' advocacy approaches and ethical challenges in delivering healthcare to undocumented migrants: a scoping review.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2024Article
- Patients like any others? Providing coverage to undocumented migrants in France: effects on access to care and usual source of care.European journal of public health · 2024Article
18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundUndocumented migrants face particular challenges in accessing healthcare services in many European countries. The aim of this study was to systematically review the academic literature on the utilization of healthcare services by undocumented migrants in Europe.
methodsThe databases Embase, Medline, Global Health and Cinahl Plus were searched systematically to identify quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies published in 2007-2017.
resultsA total of 908 articles were retrieved. Deletion of duplicates left 531. After screening titles, abstracts and full texts according to pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 29 articles were included in the review. Overall, quantitative studies showed an underutilization of different types of healthcare services by undocumented migrants. Qualitative studies reported that, even when care was received, it was often inadequate or insufficient, and that many undocumented migrants were unfamiliar with their entitlements and faced barriers in utilizing healthcare services.
conclusionsAlthough it is difficult to generalize findings from the included studies due to methodological differences, they provide further evidence that undocumented migrants in Europe face particular problems in utilizing healthcare services.
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