Aldo Rosano|Marie Dauvrin|Sandra C. Butti?ie?|Elena Ronda|Jean Tafforeau|Sónia Dias
Migrant’s access to preventive health services in five EU countries
UCLouvain|University of Malta|University of Alicante|Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique|Universidade Nova de Lisboa
preventive health services phss form part primary healthcare aim screening prevent disease migrants show significant differences lifestyle health beliefs risk factors compared native populations significant impact migrants access health systems participation prevention programmes even countries widely accessible healthcare systems migrants access phss may difficult aim study compare access preventive health services migrants native populations five european union eu countriesinformation health interview surveys belgium italy malta portugal spain used analyse access mammography pap smear tests colorectal cancer screening flu vaccination among migrants comparative risk accessing phss calculated using mixedeffects multilevel model adjusting potential confounding factors sex education presence disability migrant status defined according citizenship distinction made eu noneu countriesmigrants particular noneu countries found poorer access phss overall risk reporting screening test flu vaccination ranged minimum 18 times colorectal cancer screening high 44 times flu vaccination migrants comparison among five eu countries included study showed similarities particularly limited access recorded italy belgium noneu migrantsthe findings study accordance evidence scientific literature poor organization health services italy lack targeted health policies belgium may explain findings phss responsive patient diversity probably health services need diversityoriented migrantsensitive prevention policies oriented removing impediments migrants access preventive interventions crucial encourage positive action facing risk intersectional discrimination