Migration health research in the United Kingdom: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One in seven people living in the United Kingdom (UK) is an international migrant, rendering migrants an important population group with diverse and dynamic health and healthcare needs. However, there has been no attempt to map contemporary trends within migration health research conducted in the UK. The aim of this scoping review was to describe trends within migration health research and identify gaps for future research agendas.

Methods

PubMed and Embase were systematically searched for empirical research with a primary focus on the concepts "health" and "migrants" published between 2001 and 2019. Findings were analysed using the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health Conceptual Framework for Migration and Health.

Results

In total, 399 stud

SUBMITTER: Burns R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352015 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature