Knowledge of legal rights as a factor of refugee and asylum seekers' health status: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine health behaviours of refugees and asylum seekers, in relation to their knowledge of public benefits and legal rights.

Design

Qualitative study, utilising an open-ended, semi-structured interview guide to ensure information-rich data collection. Thematic content was analysed using qualitative research software.

Setting

Participants were drawn from the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights (WCCHR) in New York City, a single-center, human rights clinic with a globally representative patient population. All interviews were conducted at the Weill Cornell Medicine Clinical and Translational Science Center, a multidisciplinary space within an urban academic medical center.

Participants

Twenty-four refugees and asylum seekers currently living in t

SUBMITTER: Pilato TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923268 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature