Access to medicines by child refugees in the East Midlands region of England: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore access to primary healthcare and drug therapy by refugee children in the East Midlands region of England.

Design

Interviews with refugees with children and a control group of British parents with children.

Setting

East Midlands region of England.

Participants

50 refugees with children and a control group of 50 parents with children.

Main outcome measures

Number of medicines used by children in the last month and the past 6 months. Health of parents and children. Registration with a general practitioner (GP).

Results

All families in both groups were registered with a GP. There was no difference in the number of children in the two groups experiencing illnesses .In the last month, 30 refugee children received 60 medicines and 3

SUBMITTER: Alkahtani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4275676 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature