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How Do Variations in Definitions of "migrant" and Their Application Influence the Access of Migrants to Health Care Services?
Variations in definitions used for "migrant" and for different groups of migrants in different areas can affect health systems' policies and migrants' access to health care. This systematic review explored this issue using evidence from academic peer-reviewed and grey literature in 169 publications in English or Russian from 2010 to 2015 that focused on primary care or both primary and secondary care, including screening services and emergency departments.

There is no universally accepted definition for migrant at an international level and the heterogeneity of the definitions used limits the comparability of routinely collected data. Legal status was one of the most significant factors determining access to affordable and adequate health services for migrants in a country. This publication recommends as policy options: identifying preferred terms for migrants, seeking consensus on important migration-related variables for collection across health information systems and progressing towards universal access to health care across the WHO European Region.
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How Do Variations in Definitions of "migrant" and Their Application Influence the Access of Migrants to Health Care Services?
Variations in definitions used for "migrant" and for different groups of migrants in different areas can affect health systems' policies and migrants' access to health care. This systematic review explored this issue using evidence from academic peer-reviewed and grey literature in 169 publications in English or Russian from 2010 to 2015 that focused on primary care or both primary and secondary care, including screening services and emergency departments.

There is no universally accepted definition for migrant at an international level and the heterogeneity of the definitions used limits the comparability of routinely collected data. Legal status was one of the most significant factors determining access to affordable and adequate health services for migrants in a country. This publication recommends as policy options: identifying preferred terms for migrants, seeking consensus on important migration-related variables for collection across health information systems and progressing towards universal access to health care across the WHO European Region.
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How Do Variations in Definitions of "migrant" and Their Application Influence the Access of Migrants to Health Care Services?

by Who Regional Office for Europe
How Do Variations in Definitions of

How Do Variations in Definitions of "migrant" and Their Application Influence the Access of Migrants to Health Care Services?

by Who Regional Office for Europe

Overview

Variations in definitions used for "migrant" and for different groups of migrants in different areas can affect health systems' policies and migrants' access to health care. This systematic review explored this issue using evidence from academic peer-reviewed and grey literature in 169 publications in English or Russian from 2010 to 2015 that focused on primary care or both primary and secondary care, including screening services and emergency departments.

There is no universally accepted definition for migrant at an international level and the heterogeneity of the definitions used limits the comparability of routinely collected data. Legal status was one of the most significant factors determining access to affordable and adequate health services for migrants in a country. This publication recommends as policy options: identifying preferred terms for migrants, seeking consensus on important migration-related variables for collection across health information systems and progressing towards universal access to health care across the WHO European Region.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789289051590
Publisher: World Health Organization
Publication date: 10/24/2016
Series: Consquences , #46
Pages: 62
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

WHO Regional Office for Europe

Table of Contents

Abbreviations iv

Contributors v

Foreword vii

Summary ix

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Background 1

1.2 Methodology 2

2 Results 5

2.1 Definition of a migrant 5

2.2 Heterogeneity of definitions in the included studies 6

2.3 How are access to and delivery of health care to migrants shaped by heterogeneity of definitions and their application? 8

2.4 How are collection and analyses of migrant health data affected by heterogeneity of definitions and their application? 15

3 Discussion 18

3.1 Strengths and limitations of the review 18

3.2 Impact of definition use on health care access and public health policy 20

3.3 Policy options and implications 23

4 Conclusions 24

References 25

Annex 1 Search strategy 47

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