Challenges to healthcare access for migrants in transit: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migrants in transit face numerous health challenges which are further exacerbated by barriers to accessing healthcare. Understanding these barriers is essential for designing effective health interventions and policies that ensure equitable healthcare access for this population. This scoping review aims to investigate the barriers and the existing health policies that complicate healthcare access for migrants in transit and to recommend alternatives to improve access.

Methods

This review scoped 26 papers between 2011 and June 2024, including grey literature, using the Arksey and O'Malley framework and the PRISMA-ScR checklist. The databases searched included Medline, Migration Research Hub, Science Direct, Biomed Central, OECD, and third-sector websites. Results w

SUBMITTER: Gopinadhan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12830242 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature