Self-Perceived Health among Migrants Seen in Medecins du Monde Free Clinics in Europe: Impact of Length of Stay and Wealth of Country of Origin on Migrants' Health.

ABSTRACT: Health of migrants is a widely studied topic. It has been argued that migrant health may deteriorate over time. Though migrants are a "hard to reach" population in survey data, this paper builds on a unique dataset provided by Médecins du Monde from five countries. We study self-perceived health (SPH) in connection with socio-economic and demographic factors and length of stay. Results differ for men and women. Compared to other documented migrants, asylum seekers have a 50-70% greater chance of having worse health. Migrants with better living conditions have a 57-78% chance of being in better health. Male migrants with a job have between a 82-116% chance of being in good health. The probability for women from poorer countries to have a better physical SPH after three months of residing in

SUBMITTER: Combes SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6950051 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature