Access to Healthcare for Migrant Patients in Europe: Healthcare Discrimination and Translation Services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Discrimination based on ethnicity and the lack of translation services in healthcare have been identified as main barriers to healthcare access. However, the actual experiences of migrant patients in Europe are rarely present in the literature.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess healthcare discrimination as perceived by migrants themselves and the availability of translation services in the healthcare systems of Europe.

Methods

A total of 1407 migrants in 10 European Union countries (consortium members of the Mig-HealthCare project) were surveyed concerning healthcare discrimination, access to healthcare services, and need of translation services using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Migrants in three countries were excluded from the

SUBMITTER: Gil-Salmeron A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8345338 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature