Social Work in Public Health
Volume 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 330-344

Health situation of migrants with precarious status: Review of the literature and implications for the Canadian context - Part A (Review)

Brabant Z.* , Raynault M.-F.
  • a Centre de Recherche Lea-Roback sur les Inegalites Sociales de Sante de Montreal, Université de Montréal, 1301 rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H2L 1M3, Canada
  • b Centre de Recherche Lea-Roback sur les Inegalites Sociales de Sante de Montreal, Université de Montréal, 1301 rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H2L 1M3, Canada

Abstract

Migrants with precarious status (MPS) are an understudied population. Yet there are indications that they could be particularly vulnerable and confronted to health inequalities. This review of Canadian and international literature highlights that MPS, like other migrants, are confronted with deleterious living conditions and multiple obstacles to access healthcare. However, their status brings additional challenges and harmful health determinants. The situation of MPS may well be similar in Canada, where they could be numerous. Therefore it is crucial to better document this issue within the Canadian context. Part B of this article, reported elsewhere, further explores this topic. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

health inequalities Migrants Access to healthcare precarious status Living conditions

Index Keywords

Canada health status literature review Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomic status Review Health Services Accessibility socioeconomics migratory population Transients and Migrants health services vulnerability public access living standard human Humans migration health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84863533368&doi=10.1080%2f19371918.2011.592076&partnerID=40&md5=2d9dbd9be3f7821a7053ae8357d8ab1c
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2011.592076
ISSN: 19371918
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English