SynthesisGlobalization and health2018
Use of health services among international migrant children - a systematic review.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Barriers of effective health insurance coverage for rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: a systematic review and policy gap analysis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Access to healthcare services for migrant and left-behind children: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2026Review
- Bridging barriers: a mixed-methods study on using health communication to increase knowledge on mental health services among migrant parents in Sweden.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Oral Health of Migrant Children Over Time: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Ireland.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding Duration, Diet, and Sports Engagement in Immigrant Children: A Quantitative Study in the Lisbon Region, Portugal.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Internet addiction and social support in the association between learning burnout and emotional behavioral problems among returned migrant middle school students: a serial multiple mediations analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- "I had no idea there were psychiatric clinics for children": A qualitative study of how migrant parents reach Swedish mental health services for their children.Transcultural psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Impact of the Alma-Ata Declaration on Global Pediatric Health Disparities: An Intersectional Perspective.Current tropical medicine reports · 2024Article
- Effect of households' members disability and serious illness on public health insurance subscription among urban refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Parental migration, socioeconomic deprivation and hospital admissions in preschool children in England: national birth cohort study, 2008 to 2014.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Expert consensus on a protocol for conducting bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on global migration health (GMH).BMJ open · 2024Article
- Fostering trust and understanding in social and healthcare services with migrant-origin parents: qualitative focus-group interviews of foreign-born mothers living in Finland.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Have immigrant children been left behind in COVID-19 testing rates? - A quantitative study in the Lisbon metropolitan area between march 2020 and may 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMigrant children have specific health needs, and may face difficulties in accessing health care, but not enough is known about their health service use. This study aims to describe patterns of use of health services of international migrant children and differences to respective native populations.
methodsElectronic databases PubMed and Web of Science, references of identified publications, and websites of relevant international agencies were searched. We included observational studies published between 2006 and 2016 that reported use of formal health services by migrant children (0-18 years), including first and second generation migrants. Data on study characteristics, study theme, main outcome and study quality were extracted.
resultsOne hundred seven full texts were included in the review. Of the studies that reported comparable outcomes, half (50%) indicated less use of healthcare by migrants compared with non-migrants; 25% reported no difference, 18% reported greater use, and 7% did not report this outcome. There was variation by theme, so that the proportion of conclusions "less use" was most common in the categories "general access to care", "primary care" and "oral health", whereas in the use of emergency rooms or hospitalisations, the most common conclusion was "greater use".
conclusionsMigrant children appear to use different types of healthcare services less than native populations, with the exception of emergency and hospital services. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO systematic review registration number: CRD42016039876 .
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