Factors Influencing the Accuracy of Infectious Disease Reporting in Migrants: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: We conducted a scoping review of literature to improve our understanding of the accuracy of infectious disease monitoring in migrants in the Europe. We searched PubMed for papers relevant to the topic including: case reports, observational and experimental studies, reviews, guidelines or policy documents; published after 1994. We identified 532 papers, 27 of which were included in the review. Legislation and right to access health care influence both the accuracy of rates and risk measures under estimating the at risk population, i.e., the denominator. Furthermore, the number of reported cases, i.e., the numerator, may also include cases not accounted for in the denominator. Both biases lead to an overestimated disease occurrence. Restriction to healthcare access and low responsiveness may

SUBMITTER: Giorgi Rossi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5551158 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature