Health care utilisation and problems in accessing health care of female undocumented immigrants in the Netherlands

Marianne Schoevers (), Maartje Loeffen, Maria Muijsenbergh and Antoine Lagro-Janssen

International Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 55, issue 5, 428 pages

Abstract: Health care utilisation of undocumented women is low. Undocumented women refrain from seeking health care because of personal obstacles. These women need to be identified and informed about their rights, the health care system and the duty of professional confidentiality of doctors. Finally, institutional obstacles to access care should be removed since they strengthen reluctance to seek help. Copyright The Author(s) 2010

Keywords: Access to health care; Health services utilisation; Illegal immigrants; Undocumented immigrants; Women’s health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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