Tuberculosis care for migrant patients in Portugal: a mixed methods study with primary healthcare providers

Autor: Ana Gama, Sónia Dias, Ana B. Abecasis, Ana Cristina Garcia, Miguel Viveiros, Ana Tavares
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
Healthcare providers
HIV Infections
Health Services Accessibility
Health administration
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health care
Global health
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Social isolation
10. No inequality
Transients and Migrants
Coinfection
030503 health policy & services
Health Policy
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
1. No poverty
Health Services
Middle Aged
Mixed Methods Research
3. Good health
Social protection
Female
Healthcare Providers
medicine.symptom
Thematic analysis
0305 other medical science
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Personnel
Mixed methods research
Migrants
03 medical and health sciences
Latent Tuberculosis
Tuberculose
Humans
Tuberculosis
Socioeconomic status
Portugal
business.industry
Cuidados de Saúde
lcsh:RA1-1270
Integrated care
HIV-TB
Investigação em Serviços de Saúde
Family medicine
Determinantes da Saúde e da Doença
business
Zdroj: BMC Health Services Research
BMC Health Services Research, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
ISSN: 1472-6963
Popis: Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major global health problem. The increasing number of cases observed among foreign-born populations contrasts with the decreasing trends observed in later years in some high-income countries. Healthcare providers are key interveners in the control of TB and HIV-TB infections. In this study, we aimed to explore the perspectives of healthcare providers working in primary care in Portugal about the provision of TB care for migrant patients with TB or HIV-TB co-infection. Methods: We applied a mixed-methods approach using an online survey and semi-structured interviews with primary healthcare providers. A total of 120 Portuguese healthcare providers participated in the survey, and 17 were interviewed. Survey and interview data were analysed applying descriptive statistics and thematic analysis, respectively. Results: Migrants' lack of knowledge on TB disease and its symptoms was the main reason for advanced-stage presentation of cases. Their high mobility and social isolation affect adherence to treatment. The providers also listed several barriers to migrants' access and use of TB care. The most frequently referred were limited socioeconomic resources, complex bureaucracy at the point of access and registration for healthcare services, especially for undocumented migrants, and obstacles for social protection. Providers also advocated more training initiatives on migrants' health, social and cultural contexts, on HIV and TB integrated care, and on TB scientific update for general practitioners and nurses working at primary healthcare centres. Conclusions: Future efforts should provide measures to overcome social, economic and administrative obstacles to care for TB-infected migrants, and promote regular training initiatives for national healthcare providers in order to raise awareness and facilitate better care to culturally diverse populations with TB. This study was funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCT, www.FCT.pt), through funds to the Global Health and Tropical Medicine Research Centre (GHTM - UID/Multi/04413/2013). AMT was supported by FCT grant PD/BD/ 105916/2014. ABA was supported by the Investigador FCT programme. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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