Facilitating refugees' access to family doctors.
In: International Journal of Migration, Health & Social Care, Jg. 11 (2015-02-01), Heft 1, S. 1-17
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe the patient level characteristics of government-assisted refugees (GARs) who had acquired family doctors after leaving specialized refugee clinics (RC). Design/methodology/approach - A cross-sectional telephone survey of GARs households, three to six years after arrival to British Columbia, that used logistic regression to identify GAR characteristics associated with having a family doctor compared to having no family doctor or remaining at a RC. Findings - Contact rate was 52 percent. Of 177 interviewed GARs who spoke 24 languages, only 61 percent had secured a family doctor. Only 57 percent were educated; 46 percent spoke English and 40 percent worked consistently. Central Asian or African origin was associated with having a family doctor (OR 10.6 (95 percent CI 3.1-36.8) for RC; OR 10.3 (95 percent CI 2.2-47.8) for no family doctor). Other significant characteristics in the comparison with GARs at a RC included English proficiency (OR 15.6 (95 percent CI 4.3-56.9)), and female sex (OR 4.0 (95 percent CI 1.4-1.1)). When compared to those with no family doctor, additional significant characteristics included Health Authority A compared to B (OR 8.9, 95 percent C11.4-55.6) and having recently visited a doctor (OR 7.7 (95 percent CI 1.9-30.7)). Research limitations/implications - The results of this study are limited to a specific environment and the low contact rate may have resulted in bias. Originality/value - This study described characteristics of GARs who had successfully transitioned to a family doctor and those who had not. This population is rarely captured in studies because they are difficult to contact, ethnically diverse and not proficient in English. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Facilitating refugees' access to family doctors.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Mayhew, Maureen ; Grant, Karen J. ; Mota, Lorena ; Rouhani, Setareh ; Klein, Michael J. ; Kazanjian, Arminée |
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Zeitschrift: | International Journal of Migration, Health & Social Care, Jg. 11 (2015-02-01), Heft 1, S. 1-17 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2015 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1747-9894 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1108/IJMHSC-12-2013-0046 |
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