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ArticleJournal of community health2023

Migration Status and Utilization of Healthcare Services Among Venezuelan Immigrants in Peru.

Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Guido Bendezu-Quispe, Diego Azañedo

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Article in Journal of community health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Akram Hernández-VásquezCentro de Excelencia en Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales en Salud, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, 550 La Fontana Ave, La Molina, 15024, Peru. ahernandez@usil.edu.pe.ORCID 0000-0003-1431-2526
Guido Bendezu-QuispeVicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-5140-0843
Diego AzañedoFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru.ORCID 0000-0003-1375-8788
Universidad Científica del Sur · PEUniversidad Norbert Wiener · PEUniversidad San Ignacio de Loyola · PE

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Abstract

backgroundIn general, migrants in illegal situations encounter a greater barrier to accessing medical care because of their migration status due to not having the required documentation to be able to obtain insurance in the receiving country.

objectiveTo evaluate the association between migration status and the use of health services in the Venezuelan population residing in Peru.

methodsData from the second Survey Directed to the Venezuelan Population Residing in Peru (ENPOVE) of 2022 were analyzed. The dependent variable was use of health services in the last month. The exposure variable was migration status (legal/illegal). Generalized linear models of the Poisson family with link log function were used to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR), for potential confounding variables. Additionally, we evaluated the association of interest, stratified by gender.

findingsData from 1569 migrants were analyzed. Participants with illegal migration status represented 32.4% (men: 24.3%; women: 36.7%); likewise, 58.1% did not use health services. Illegal migration status was associated with lower health care use (aPR: 0.75; 95%CI: 0.61-0.92). Likewise, after stratifying by sex, the association was maintained only in male migrants (aPR: 0.53; 95%CI: 0.39-0.82) but not in women (aPR: 0.84; 95%CI: 0.67-1.05).

conclusion58.1% of Venezuelan migrants in Peru did not seek medical attention despite having health problems. Having an illegal immigration status leads to a lower probability of using these services, especially in men.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsHealth ServicesTransients and MigrantsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMalePeruSurveys and QuestionnairesEmigrants and ImmigrantsHealth ServicesHuman MigrationPeruUndocumented ImmigrantsVenezuelan people

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