Pre- and post-migration determinants of self-rated health among Ukrainian refugees in Germany: A cross-sectional comparative analysis with recently arrived refugees from other countries of origin.

ABSTRACT: 6.5 million Ukrainian refugees have been displaced globally since 2022, with one million who registered for temporary protection in Germany under the EU Temporary Protection Directive. Unlike other refugee groups, they were granted immediate access to social security and health care. However, little is known about the differences in health determinants for individuals arriving under the EU Temporary Protection Directive versus those seeking protection on the basis of asylum law, limiting the evidence base for policy intervention. Thus, a comparative analysis is needed. We use a representative survey of Ukrainian refugees in Germany (2023) to analyse the effect of pre- and post-migration factors on self-rated health using multiple logistic regression (n = 5943). We contrast these findings w

SUBMITTER: Biddle L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12599935 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature