Health service use and health outcomes among international migrant workers compared with non-migrant workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The review aimed to synthesise recent evidence on health service use and health outcomes among international migrant workers, compared with non-migrant workers.

Methods

A search was carried out in MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL for studies published between Jan 1, 2010, and Feb 29, 2020. Included outcomes were: occupational health service use, fatal occupational injury, HIV, and depression. Two authors independently screened records, extracted data, assessed risk of bias and judged quality of evidence. We meta-analysed estimates and conducted subgroup analyses by sex, geographical origin, geographical destination, and regularity of migration.

Results

Twenty-one studies were included comprising >17 million participants in 16 countries. Most studies inve

SUBMITTER: Pega F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189512 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature