Impact of health insurance status among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa on access to health care and HIV testing in Germany: a participatory cross-sectional survey

Impact of health insurance status among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa on access to health care and HIV testing in Germany: a participatory cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Among all newly diagnosed HIV cases in Germany in 2015, 16% originated from sub-Saharan Africa. Twelve percent of these infections were contracted within Germany and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa (misSA) are diagnosed later than Germans. Migrants, specifically those without he...

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Main Authors: Johanna Müllerschön, Carmen Koschollek, Claudia Santos-Hövener, Anna Kuehne, Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn, Viviane Bremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Subjects:
Transients and migrants
Human migration
Health insurance
Access to health care
Health care utilization
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-019-0189-3

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