Do immigrants know less than natives about cancer screening tests? – the case of Netherlands
Introduction: The Netherlands was one of the first countries in Europe to offer breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening tests free of charge. Yet, a significant share of migrants in the Netherlands forgo the use of these preventive screenings. Qualitative research suggests, that lack of system knowledge on how the healthcare system operates (e.g. age eligibility of cancer screenings), is one factor contributing to this underuse among migrants. However, little is known about the extent to which migrants differ from natives in their system knowledge and about potential causes of this et... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Journal of Migration and Health, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 100258- (2024) |
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Elsevier
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Schlagwörter: | Migrants / Screening test / Cancer / Equity / Public aspects of medicine / RA1-1270 / Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration / JV1-9480 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29172051 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100258 |