Barriers and facilitating factors to healthcare accessibility among Nepalese migrants during COVID-19 crisis in Japan: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for global unity and timely access to healthcare for all including multilingual and intercultural societies. This study aimed to identify barriers to healthcare access due to the COVID-19 crisis among Nepalese migrants in Japan and explore ways to counter these barriers, both in routine and crisis situations.

Methods

This study used an exploratory sequential mixed-methods study design. The researchers conducted 11 focus group discussions including 89 participants and an online survey involving 937 respondents. The integration of focus group discussions and logistic regression analysis from the survey was reported via a 'joint display'.

Results

Twenty-six themes on barriers to and six on facilitators of healthca

SUBMITTER: Paudel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290307 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature