| Title |
Healthcare Services Utilization Among Migrants in Portugal: Results From the National Health Survey 2014
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-018-0744-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. Nabil Shaaban, Samantha Morais, Bárbara Peleteiro |
| Abstract |
Migrants' health is attracting substantial global interest. We aimed to identify barriers and differences in healthcare services utilization between migrants and natives in a nationally representative sample using data from the National Health Survey 2014. A total of 18,165 participants providing information on country of birth and nationality were included, and comparison of healthcare services utilization was made by using participants born in Portugal and with Portuguese nationality as the reference group. Migrants reported a lower frequency of medical visits, a higher consumption of medication without a prescription and less use of preventive care services. The main reasons for not attending medical consultations among migrants were the absence of need and financial difficulties. This study illustrates inequalities in healthcare use among migrants in Portugal, and provides useful information for enlightening policymakers and healthcare providers to develop health policies that can address migrants' needs. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 63 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 19% |
| Researcher | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 23 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 27 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
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#6,115,560
of 23,867,274 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
#358
of 1,261 outputs
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#102,932
of 332,400 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
#11
of 27 outputs
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