Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 194-204

Undocumented Immigrant Women in Spain: A Scoping Review on Access to and Utilization of Health and Social Services (Article)

Gea-Sánchez M.* , Alconada-Romero Á. , Briones-Vozmediano E. , Pastells R. , Gastaldo D. , Molina F.
  • a Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, Lleida, 25198, Spain, Research Group in Health Care (GRECS), IRB Lleida, Lleida, Spain
  • b Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, Lleida, 25198, Spain, Council of Nurses of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
  • c Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, Lleida, 25198, Spain, Public Health Research Group, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
  • d Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, GESEC, University of Lleida, Street Rovira Roure 44, Lleida, 25198, Spain, Research Group in Health Care (GRECS), IRB Lleida, Lleida, Spain
  • e Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • f Department of Geography and Sociology, GESEC, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain

Abstract

This scoping review summarizes and analyzes relevant studies related to the evidence published on undocumented immigrant women’s access to and utilization of health and social services in Spain. Scientific literature was identified by entering search terms in seven electronic databases which combined retrieved health sciences peer-reviewed articles (Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL Plus and Scopus) and grey literature databases (Europa OpenGrey, DART-Europe and Google Scholar) published between 2004 and 2014 and written in Spanish or in English presenting data about Spain. Those that fulfill the inclusion criteria were selected after a blind peer reviewed process when pertinence and quality was debated. A total of 16 publications were included, the main topics being socio-cultural differences in the access and utilization of social and health services and barriers faced by immigrant women. None of the studies focused exclusively on undocumented women, hence further research is needed in this area. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

immigrants Women Spain Access Legal status

Index Keywords

communication barrier Communication Barriers human statistics and numerical data health service time factor Time Factors language Social Work Undocumented Immigrants Humans migrant undocumented immigrant Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics cultural factor health services utilization Cultural Characteristics Health Services Accessibility health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84958248242&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0356-8&partnerID=40&md5=2e59729e1984b707078dc30b6ad2fd65
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0356-8
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English