A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in Thailand
(1) Background: Thailand is a major migrant receiving country and pioneer of migrant health policy in the ASEAN region. However, on the ground, coverage of migrants is faced with multiple barriers. (2) Objectives: We aim to scope and analyse the types of available evidence on migrant health coverage...
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| author | Andrea König Jamila Nabieva Amin Manssouri Khatia Antia Peter Dambach Andreas Deckert Olaf Horstick Stefan Kohler Volker Winkler |
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| description | (1) Background: Thailand is a major migrant receiving country and pioneer of migrant health policy in the ASEAN region. However, on the ground, coverage of migrants is faced with multiple barriers. (2) Objectives: We aim to scope and analyse the types of available evidence on migrant health coverage in Thailand and identify knowledge gaps. Specifically, we characterise the literature along year of publication, migrant subpopulation, health domain, scope of coverage, methods, study design, objectives and results. (3) Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Cochrane Database, Worldwide Science and the Asian Citation Index for peer-reviewed and grey literature in October 2021 for studies analysing original data on health coverage of migrants in Thailand. To conceptualise health coverage, we used the three dimensions availability, accessibility and acceptability. (4) Results: 101 articles were included in the final analysis. Sixty-three were published after 2016, 39 focused on migrant workers and 18 on migrants in general. Forty-two concentrated on health in broader terms, followed by reproductive and maternal health (<i>n</i> = 31). Thirty-eight assessed coverage of specific services and 36 health coverage in general. Migrants themselves and key informants were the main data sources in 80 and 43 of the articles, respectively. Forty publications were qualitative, while 38 applied quantitative methods (22% descriptive; 7% analytical). Among the health coverage components, 79 articles included aspects of accessibility, followed by acceptability (<i>n</i> = 59) and availability (<i>n</i> = 30). (5) Conclusions: While there is a high number and broad range of studies on migrant health coverage in Thailand, we found that research on migrant subgroups, such as victims of trafficking and migrant children, as well as on the health domains, non-communicable diseases and occupational and mental health is neglected. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93552971e67041eebed2120991c11b552023-12-02T00:23:58ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662022-08-017816610.3390/tropicalmed7080166A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in ThailandAndrea König0Jamila Nabieva1Amin Manssouri2Khatia Antia3Peter Dambach4Andreas Deckert5Olaf Horstick6Stefan Kohler7Volker Winkler8Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyEmergency Medicine Resident, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, GermanyHeidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany(1) Background: Thailand is a major migrant receiving country and pioneer of migrant health policy in the ASEAN region. However, on the ground, coverage of migrants is faced with multiple barriers. (2) Objectives: We aim to scope and analyse the types of available evidence on migrant health coverage in Thailand and identify knowledge gaps. Specifically, we characterise the literature along year of publication, migrant subpopulation, health domain, scope of coverage, methods, study design, objectives and results. (3) Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Cochrane Database, Worldwide Science and the Asian Citation Index for peer-reviewed and grey literature in October 2021 for studies analysing original data on health coverage of migrants in Thailand. To conceptualise health coverage, we used the three dimensions availability, accessibility and acceptability. (4) Results: 101 articles were included in the final analysis. Sixty-three were published after 2016, 39 focused on migrant workers and 18 on migrants in general. Forty-two concentrated on health in broader terms, followed by reproductive and maternal health (<i>n</i> = 31). Thirty-eight assessed coverage of specific services and 36 health coverage in general. Migrants themselves and key informants were the main data sources in 80 and 43 of the articles, respectively. Forty publications were qualitative, while 38 applied quantitative methods (22% descriptive; 7% analytical). Among the health coverage components, 79 articles included aspects of accessibility, followed by acceptability (<i>n</i> = 59) and availability (<i>n</i> = 30). (5) Conclusions: While there is a high number and broad range of studies on migrant health coverage in Thailand, we found that research on migrant subgroups, such as victims of trafficking and migrant children, as well as on the health domains, non-communicable diseases and occupational and mental health is neglected.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/8/166migrant healthuniversal health coverageaccess to health careThailandASEANSoutheast Asia |
| spellingShingle | Andrea König Jamila Nabieva Amin Manssouri Khatia Antia Peter Dambach Andreas Deckert Olaf Horstick Stefan Kohler Volker Winkler A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in Thailand Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease migrant health universal health coverage access to health care Thailand ASEAN Southeast Asia |
| title | A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in Thailand |
| title_full | A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in Thailand |
| title_fullStr | A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in Thailand |
| title_short | A Systematic Scoping Review on Migrant Health Coverage in Thailand |
| title_sort | systematic scoping review on migrant health coverage in thailand |
| topic | migrant health universal health coverage access to health care Thailand ASEAN Southeast Asia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/8/166 |
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