ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Access to Healthcare for Immigrant Children in Canada.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06373588 (Co-design and Evaluation of a Patient Navigator Intervention for Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Co-design and Evaluation of a Patient Navigator Intervention for Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CYSHCN) Experiencing Care Transitions (MiNav Trial)
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health outcomes, health services utilization, and costs consequences of medicare uninsurance among migrants in Canada: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Birth and Health Outcomes of Children Migrating With Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- From crisis to care at a refugee community health centre: a community-based participatory qualitative study of refugee experiences and outcomes.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Prescription Medication Access Among Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Canada: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Barriers and Facilitators for Accessing Oral Health Care for Ukrainian Newcomers to Nova Scotia.JDR clinical and translational research · 2026Article
- Collaborative Research Priority Setting for Enhancing Primary Health Care Access Among the Nepalese Community in Canada: Community-Based Participatory Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Beyond finance: Overcoming barriers to oral health care for immigrant children.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2026Article
- Welcoming care practices for migrant children in Primary Health Care: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- The first 1000 days: the price of inequalities in high and middle-income countries.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Training and usage of language interpretation services among health care providers in a large Canadian pediatric centre.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Article
- Inequalities in paediatric hospitalisations for costly and prevalent conditions in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Mental Health and Suicide Research with Migrants in Australia: Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Engagement Strategies.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Retheorising 'Risky' Play in a Global Context: Addressing the Safety Needs of Refugee and Displaced Families.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Article
- Poverty type, immigration background, and secondary school academic outcomes for children in British Columbia.Social psychology of education : an international journal · 2025Article
- Language ability and virtual mental healthcare utilisation among immigrant and refugee youth: a population-based cohort study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2024Article
- A principles-based community health center for addressing refugee health: the New Canadians Health Centre.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- 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
- Factors associated with primary healthcare provider access among trans and non-binary immigrants, refugees, and newcomers in Canada.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Access to healthcare services and confidence in healthcare professionals' management of malaria: the views of Francophone sub-Saharan African Immigrants living in western Canada.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Sociodemographic Differences in Physician-Based Mental Health and Virtual Care Utilization and Uptake of Virtual Care Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2023Article
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Abstract
Immigrants experience poorer health outcomes than nonimmigrants in Canada for several reasons. A central contributing factor to poor health outcomes for immigrants is access to healthcare. Previous research on access to healthcare for immigrants has largely focused on the experience of immigrant adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate how immigrants access health services for their children in Alberta, Canada. Our study involved a descriptive qualitative design. Upon receiving ethics approval from the University of Alberta Research Ethics Board, we invited immigrant parents to participate in this study. We interviewed 50 immigrant parents, including 17 fathers and 33 mothers. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed according to the themes that emerged. Findings reveal that systemic barriers contributed to challenges in accessing healthcare for immigrant children. Participants identified several of these barriers-namely, system barriers, language and cultural barriers, relationship with health professionals, and financial barriers. These barriers can be addressed by policymakers and service providers by strengthening the diversity of the workforce, addressing income as a social determinant of health, and improving access to language interpretation services.
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