A scoping review on the barriers to and facilitators of health services utilisation related to refugee settlement in regional or rural areas of the host country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare access and equity are human rights. Worldwide conflicts, violence, and persecution have increased the number of people from refugee or refugee-like backgrounds. Because urban areas are already densely populated, governments have aimed to increase refugee resettlement in rural and/or regional areas. Because of the complex healthcare needs of refugees, this creates challenges for healthcare service providers. Identifying barriers to accessing healthcare in rural areas is therefore important to better inform policy settings and programmes that will provide culturally appropriate patient-centred care to the refugee community.

Methods

This review scoped 22 papers written in English between 2018 and July 2023 from five countries (Australia, New Zealand, Germa

SUBMITTER: Coumans JVF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792843 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature