ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2020
Rides for Refugees: A Transportation Assistance Pilot for Women's Health.
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- Effect of interventions for non-emergent medical transportation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- "My culture doesn't 100% like these kinds of services, but you decide what to do": Female refugees' experiences with sexual and reproductive healthcare in the Southeastern U.S.PEC innovation · 2023Article
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- Pap Smear and Mammogram Screening Rates in a Refugee and General OB/GYN Clinic: A Retrospective Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- System-level factors influencing refugee women's access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services: A qualitative study of providers' perspectives.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- A pilot study: the impact of clinic-provided transportation on missed clinic visits and system costs among teenage mother-child dyads.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2022Article
- Integrating Harm Reduction into Outpatient Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Settings : Harm Reduction in Outpatient Addiction Treatment.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
Transportation barriers can limit access to healthcare for refugee and asylum seeking women. This study assesses the efficacy of a healthcare-directed rideshare application for overcoming these barriers at an urban health clinic. A pilot study was conducted at Boston Medical Center's Refugee Women's Health Clinic from June 2018 to February 2019. Women with gynecologic visits reporting transportation difficulties were offered rides. The primary outcome was no-show rates. Secondary outcomes included cost, and patient/provider experiences. Of 102 eligible visits, 31 reported transportation insecurity and received rides. Those women had a 6% no-show rate, compared to 30% in women denying transportation barriers, and 50% amongst unreachable women (p < 0.0001). The intervention cost $2033 and generated $30,337 in charges. Minimal adverse experiences were reported. Healthcare-directed rideshare applications are an effective and cost-efficient strategy for refugee and asylum seeking women to access essential health services.
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