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“A prison with extra flavours”: experiences of immigrants in Swedish immigration detention centres
Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Beth Maina Ahlberg, Magdalena BjerneldThe immigration detention environment largely influences the health and well-being of detainees by either aggravating medical conditions or contributing to new illness. There is…
Morning in refugee health: an introduction for medical students
Pauline S. Duke, Fern Brunger, Elizabeth OhleMigration is increasing worldwide. health care practitioners must provide care to migrants in a culturally competent manner that is sensitive to cultural, political and economic…
Exploring the meanings and experiences of health among Filipino female household service workers in Hong Kong
Jan Michael Alexandre Cortez Bernadas– The purpose of this paper is to explore the meanings and experiences of health of Filipino female household service workers (FHSWs) in Hong Kong (HK).
Rejecting and accepting international migrant patients into primary care practices: a mixed method study
Lorena Mota, Maureen Mayhew, Karen J. Grant, Ricardo Batista, Kevin PottieInternational migrants frequently struggle to obtain access to local primary care practices. The purpose of this paper is to explore factors associated with rejecting and…
Colorectal cancer screening behaviors among South Asian immigrants in Canada: a qualitative study
Joanne Crawford, Farah Ahmad, Dorcas E. Beaton, Arlene S. BiermanThe purpose of this paper is to gain an in-depth understanding of beliefs, attitudes, and reasons for decision making about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among South Asian…
Inequity in access to health services between migrants and natives of Chandigarh, India
Manmeet Kaur, Sukhbir Singh, Madhu Gupta, Pankaj Bahuguna, Soma RaniPeople often migrate from rural to urban areas within a country or from less developed to more developed countries for better life opportunities but may remain outside the range…
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