Accessibility to health services among migrant workers in the Northeast of Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Background. There is an increasing trend of trans-border migration from neighboring countries to Thailand. According to human rights laws, everyone must have access to health services, even if they are from other nationalities.  However, a small minority of health personnel in Thailand discriminate against immigrant workers, as they are from a lower financial bracket. Methods. This cross-sectional study aims to determine the prevalence of accessibility to health services and factors associated with access to health services among migrant workers who work along the Northeast border of Thailand. A total of 621 legal migrant workers were randomly selected to respond to a structured questionnaire about the satisfaction of health services, using the 5As of health services: availab

SUBMITTER: Khongthanachayopit S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5615766 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature