Health conditions of migrant children and adolescents from Latin America and Caribe: A narrative review.

IF 1.2 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Alejandra Carreño Calderon, Alice Blukacz, Baltica Cabieses, Alexandra Obach, Andrea Ortega
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Abstract

The presence of children and adolescents in migratory flows is growing in Latin America and the Caribbean. Little is known about migration's effects on these groups' health. This article aims to investigate the evidence available on the access and use of healthcare services by migrant children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean. We seek to explore the role of social determinants of health at different levels in the health conditions of these groups. Also, to identify potential recommendations for healthcare systems and public policy to address them. For this purpose, a narrative review of 52 publications was carried out based on a search of scientific literature in the Web of Science and Google Scholar databases. Five relevant topics were identified: use of emergency care associated with lack of healthcare access, preventive services, and other social determinants of health; exposure to preventable infectious diseases; mental health; sexual and reproductive health; and vaccinations and dental health. We conclude that the evidence shows the need to address the inequities and disadvantages faced by migrant children from a perspective of social determinants of health and policies that consider health as a human right regardless of the migratory status of children and adolescents, as well as that of their parents or primary caregivers.

拉丁美洲和加勒比移民儿童和青少年的健康状况:叙述性综述。
在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区,儿童和青少年在移民潮中的人数不断增加。人们对移民对这些群体健康的影响知之甚少。本文旨在调查拉丁美洲和加勒比地区移民儿童和青少年获得和使用医疗保健服务的现有证据。我们试图从不同层面探讨健康的社会决定因素对这些群体健康状况的影响。同时,确定医疗保健系统和公共政策应对这些因素的潜在建议。为此,我们在 "科学网 "和 "谷歌学术 "数据库中搜索了科学文献,并在此基础上对 52 篇出版物进行了叙述性综述。我们确定了五个相关主题:与缺乏医疗保健、预防服务和其他健康社会决定因素相关的急诊使用;接触可预防的传染病;心理健康;性健康和生殖健康;以及疫苗接种和牙齿健康。我们的结论是,证据表明,有必要从健康的社会决定因素和政策的角度来解决移民儿童所面临的不平等和不利处境,这些政策将健康视为一项人权,无论儿童和青少年的移民身份如何,也无论其父母或主要照顾者的身份如何。
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Medwave
Medwave MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-
CiteScore
2.60
自引率
8.30%
发文量
50
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Medwave is a peer-reviewed, biomedical and public health journal. Since its foundation in 2001 (Volume 1) it has always been an online only, open access publication that does not charge subscription or reader fees. Since January 2011 (Volume 11, Number 1), all articles are peer-reviewed. Without losing sight of the importance of evidence-based approach and methodological soundness, the journal accepts for publication articles that focus on providing updates for clinical practice, review and analysis articles on topics such as ethics, public health and health policy; clinical, social and economic health determinants; clinical and health research findings from all of the major disciplines of medicine, medical science and public health. The journal does not publish basic science manuscripts or experiments conducted on animals. Until March 2013, Medwave was publishing 11-12 numbers a year. Each issue would be posted on the homepage on day 1 of each month, except for Chile’s summer holiday when the issue would cover two months. Starting from April 2013, Medwave adopted the continuous mode of publication, which means that the copyedited accepted articles are posted on the journal’s homepage as they are ready. They are then collated in the respective issue and included in the Past Issues section.
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