Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies on barriers and solutions to access healthcare services by type of service a;b
Type of service | Total number of studies (n) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare services in general (n = 131) [1–131] | Specific healthcare services (n = 135) | |||||
Mental health (n = 50) [132–181] | Child care (n = 30) [182–211] | Victim of violence care (n = 10) [212–221] | Sexual and reproductive care (n = 45) [222–266] | |||
Healthcare setting | ||||||
• Health care system | 81 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 167 |
• Primary care service/GP | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 55 |
• Specialised services | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
• Reception centres | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 17 |
• Hospital services | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
• Accident & emergency departments | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
• Other settings (school, community …) | 6 | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | 22 |
Migration phases | ||||||
• Arrival phase | 9 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 13 |
• Transit phase | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
• Destination phase | 94 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 201 |
• All | 15 | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | 24 |
• Not specified | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
Participants included in the study | ||||||
• Refugees/asylum seekers | 63 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 136 |
• Health providers | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 55 |
• Refugees/Asylum seekers and health providers | 48 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 88 |
• Policymakers | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 22 |