NDLI: Access to appropriate health care for non-English speaking migrant families with a newborn/young child: a systematic scoping literature review

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Dougherty, Louise Lloyd, Jane Harris, Elizabeth Caffrey, Paula Harris, Mark
Abstract	Background Recently arrived culturally and linguistically diverse migrant mothers in Western Industrialised Nations are less likely to access health care and are more likely to report negative healthcare experiences than more established migrant or non-migrant populations. This is particularly an issue in Australia where nearly half of all Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas. Methods A systematic scoping review was conducted to identify a) the main enablers and barriers to accessing appropriate health care for migrant families with a new baby/young child who speak a language other than English, and b) the effectiveness of interventions that have been tested to improve access to appropriate health care for this group. Three academic databases (CINAHL, Medline and ProQuest) were searched, with additional publications identified through expert knowledge and networks. Data was extracted and analysed according to the Access framework, which conceptualises access to health care as being generated by the interaction of dimensions of accessibility of services (supply side) and abilities of potential users (demand side). Results A total of 1964 records were screened for eligibility, with nine of these included in the review. Seven studies only described barriers and enablers to health care access, one study reported on an evaluation of an intervention and one study described the barriers and enablers and the evaluation of an intervention. This review identified that the most significant barriers occurred on the supply side, within the ‘appropriateness’ domain. Overall, the most frequently cited barrier was a lack of cultural sensitivity/understanding of different cultural practices (five studies). The most significant enablers also occurred on the supply side, but within the ‘acceptability’ domain. The most frequently cited enabler was cultural sensitivity and understanding. Conclusions There is a dearth of evaluated interventions in the peer reviewed literature to improve appropriate access to postnatal care for migrant families who speak a language other than English. The literature focuses on identifying barriers and enablers to access to healthcare for this population group. Interventions which aim to address barriers within the ‘appropriateness’ dimension may have the greatest impact on access.
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Page Count	12
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ISSN	14726963
DOI	10.1186/s12913-020-05157-x
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	20
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2020-04-15
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Administration Health Informatics Nursing Research Health equity Migration Maternal and child health Postnatal care Access to health care Emigration and immigration Migrant mothers
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy

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