Self-Perceived Health among Migrants Seen in Médecins du Monde Free Clinics in Europe: Impact of Length of Stay and Wealth of Country of Origin on Migrants’ Health

Autor: Simon Jean-Baptiste Combes, Fabienne Azzedine, Nathalie Simonnot, Abdessamad Aznague, Pierre Chauvin
Přispěvatelé: Centre de Recherches sur l'Action Politique en Europe (ARENES), Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Rennes-École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP), Département des sciences humaines et sociales (SHS), Médecins du monde, EHESP-ARENES (EHESP-ARENES), Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Rennes-École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP] (EHESP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Adolescent
Human Development Index
Health Status
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Refugee
Population
Article
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Sex Factors
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Self-perceived health
Migration
Aged
Aged
80 and over

Transients and Migrants
education.field_of_study
030503 health policy & services
1. No poverty
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health

Self perceived health
social sciences
Middle Aged
Country of origin
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
3. Good health
Europe
Geography
Host country
Socioeconomic Factors
Migrant health
8. Economic growth
behavior and behavior mechanisms
Survey data collection
population characteristics
Length of stay
Female
Demographic economics
[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
0305 other medical science
geographic locations
Médecins du Monde
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI, 2019, 16 (24), pp.4878. ⟨10.3390/ijerph16244878⟩
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, 16 (24), pp.4878. ⟨10.3390/ijerph16244878⟩
Volume 16
Issue 24
ISSN: 1660-4601
1661-7827
Popis: Health of migrants is a widely studied topic. It has been argued that migrant health may deteriorate over time. Though migrants are a &ldquo
hard to reach&rdquo
population in survey data, this paper builds on a unique dataset provided by Mé
decins du Monde from five countries. We study self-perceived health (SPH) in connection with socio-economic and demographic factors and length of stay. Results differ for men and women. Compared to other documented migrants, asylum seekers have a 50&ndash
70% greater chance of having worse health. Migrants with better living conditions have a 57&ndash
78% chance of being in better health. Male migrants with a job have between a 82&ndash
116% chance of being in good health. The probability for women from poorer countries to have a better physical SPH after three months of residing in the host country is six-fold that of women from richer countries. This paper contributes widely to the knowledge of health of migrants. Contrary to other evidence, health of women migrants from poorer countries tends to improve with length of stay.
Databáze: OpenAIRE