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Inequalities in health system responsiveness among asylum seekers and refugees: A population-based, cross-sectional study in Germany

Global migration has sparked renewed interest in Universal Health Coverage in high-income countries. However, quality of care has received little attention. This study uses the concept of responsiveness to study quality of care for asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in Germany and identify inequaliti...

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Autores principales: Biddle, Louise, Wenner, Judith, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000984
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description Global migration has sparked renewed interest in Universal Health Coverage in high-income countries. However, quality of care has received little attention. This study uses the concept of responsiveness to study quality of care for asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in Germany and identify inequalities among this group. We report results from a population-based, cross-sectional health monitoring survey in Germany’s third-largest federal state using random sampling methods. Established instruments were used to measure responsiveness, health status and socio-demographic factors. Data were weighted and adjusted logistic regression models applied to identify inequalities related to health status, structural and socio-demographic factors. N = 344 survey participants were included in the analysis (response rate 39.2%). Combined responsiveness was 77% (95%CI: 68%; 83%) but varied between domains. Responsiveness was poor for individuals with symptoms of anxiety (OR 0.35, 95%CI 0.13,0.99), longstanding illness (OR:0.42, 95%CI:0.17,1.06) and diminished health-related quality of life (OR:0.24, 95%CI:0.06,0.95). Individuals from Southern Asia (OR: 0.24, 95%CI: 0.07,0.86) and young participants (OR:0.31, 95%CI:0.12,0.82) also reported less responsive care. Unique patterns of explanatory factors were identified within each responsiveness domain. We found important differences in responsiveness related to health, socio-demographic and structural factors, both in combined responsiveness and in individual domains. Inequalities related to health status factors are particularly concerning given the potential implications for equity of access. Future research should explore responsiveness for different sectors, include individuals who have not utilised healthcare and allow for the adjustment of differential expectations of care between population groups.
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spelling pubmed-100215982023-03-17 Inequalities in health system responsiveness among asylum seekers and refugees: A population-based, cross-sectional study in Germany Biddle, Louise Wenner, Judith Bozorgmehr, Kayvan PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article Global migration has sparked renewed interest in Universal Health Coverage in high-income countries. However, quality of care has received little attention. This study uses the concept of responsiveness to study quality of care for asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in Germany and identify inequalities among this group. We report results from a population-based, cross-sectional health monitoring survey in Germany’s third-largest federal state using random sampling methods. Established instruments were used to measure responsiveness, health status and socio-demographic factors. Data were weighted and adjusted logistic regression models applied to identify inequalities related to health status, structural and socio-demographic factors. N = 344 survey participants were included in the analysis (response rate 39.2%). Combined responsiveness was 77% (95%CI: 68%; 83%) but varied between domains. Responsiveness was poor for individuals with symptoms of anxiety (OR 0.35, 95%CI 0.13,0.99), longstanding illness (OR:0.42, 95%CI:0.17,1.06) and diminished health-related quality of life (OR:0.24, 95%CI:0.06,0.95). Individuals from Southern Asia (OR: 0.24, 95%CI: 0.07,0.86) and young participants (OR:0.31, 95%CI:0.12,0.82) also reported less responsive care. Unique patterns of explanatory factors were identified within each responsiveness domain. We found important differences in responsiveness related to health, socio-demographic and structural factors, both in combined responsiveness and in individual domains. Inequalities related to health status factors are particularly concerning given the potential implications for equity of access. Future research should explore responsiveness for different sectors, include individuals who have not utilised healthcare and allow for the adjustment of differential expectations of care between population groups. Public Library of Science 2022-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10021598/ /pubmed/36962593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000984 Text en © 2022 Biddle et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_full Inequalities in health system responsiveness among asylum seekers and refugees: A population-based, cross-sectional study in Germany
title_fullStr Inequalities in health system responsiveness among asylum seekers and refugees: A population-based, cross-sectional study in Germany
title_full_unstemmed Inequalities in health system responsiveness among asylum seekers and refugees: A population-based, cross-sectional study in Germany
title_short Inequalities in health system responsiveness among asylum seekers and refugees: A population-based, cross-sectional study in Germany
title_sort inequalities in health system responsiveness among asylum seekers and refugees: a population-based, cross-sectional study in germany
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000984
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