Medical imaging utilization in migrants compared with nonmigrants in a universal healthcare system: A population-based matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical imaging is an integral part of healthcare. Globalization has resulted in increased mobilization of migrants to new host nations. The association between migration status and utilization of medical imaging is unknown.

Methods and findings

A retrospective population-based matched cohort study was conducted in Ontario, Canada from April 1, 1995 to December 31, 2016. A total of 1,848,222 migrants were matched 1:1 to nonmigrants in the year of migration on age, sex, and geography. Utilization of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiography, and ultrasonography was determined. Rate differences per 1,000 person-years comparing migrants to nonmigrants were calculated. Relative rates were calculated using a recurrent event framework, adju

SUBMITTER: Di Giuseppe G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495850 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature