Access to health care for migrants in French Guiana in 2022: a qualitative study of health care system actors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to health care is a major public health issue. The social determinants of health have a role in accessing health care and in meeting the health needs of populations. With 281 million international migrants around the world, population movements are another major issue. Migrants are particularly exposed to precariousness during their migratory journey and after their settlement. These vulnerabilities may have deleterious effects on their health status and on their social conditions. In French Guiana, 36% of the population is of foreign origin. The objective of this study is to explore the barriers and the facilitators to accessing health care for migrants in French Guiana in 2022, from the perspective of health care professionals, social workers and local NGO actor

SUBMITTER: Brun-Rambaud G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619762 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature