Access to healthcare among international migrants in Chile during the pandemic: results from a quantitative poll

Valdes, Baltica Cabieses; Galvez, Marcela Oyarte; Alvarez, Maria Ines; Blukacz, Alice; Obach, Alexandra; Calderon, Alejandra Carreno; Pardes, Claudio Osses; Mezones-Holguin, Edward

Abstract

kThe objective of the study was to analyze barriers to access to health care in Chile reported by international migrants residing in the metropolitan region of the country and associated factors. For this purpose, a digital survey on vulnerabilities and resources of migrant communities in Chile to face the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was applied. A descriptive and stratified analysis was performed by demographic andsocioeconomic variables, type of health provision and migratory status. As results, immigrants from Haiti reported the highest percentage of barriers to health care access, after adjusting for socio-demographic variables and migratory status.

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Título según WOS: ID WOS:001014528300006 Not found in local WOS DB
Título de la Revista: INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES-JOURNAL OF REGIONAL RESEARCH
Número: 56
Editorial: ASOC ESPANOLA CIENCIA REGIONAL-AECR
Fecha de publicación: 2023
Página de inicio: 109
Página final: 132
DOI:

10.38191/iirr-jorr.23.013

Notas: ISI