Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England

BACKGROUND: Physical and psychological morbidity is high in trafficked people but little is known about their experiences of accessing and using healthcare services while, or after, being trafficked. AIM: To explore trafficked people’s access to, and use of, health care during and after trafficking....

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में प्रकाशित:Br J Gen Pract
मुख्य लेखकों: Westwood, Joanne, Howard, Louise M, Stanley, Nicky, Zimmerman, Cathy, Gerada, Clare, Oram, Siân
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भाषा:Inglês
प्रकाशित: Royal College of General Practitioners 2016
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ऑनलाइन पहुंच:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5072917/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27672141
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687073
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spelling pubmed-50729172017-11-01 Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England Westwood, Joanne Howard, Louise M Stanley, Nicky Zimmerman, Cathy Gerada, Clare Oram, Siân Br J Gen Pract Research BACKGROUND: Physical and psychological morbidity is high in trafficked people but little is known about their experiences of accessing and using healthcare services while, or after, being trafficked. AIM: To explore trafficked people’s access to, and use of, health care during and after trafficking. DESIGN AND SETTING: A mixed-methods study — a cross-sectional survey comprising a structured interview schedule and open-ended questions — was undertaken in trafficked people’s accommodation or support service offices across England. METHOD: Participants were asked open-ended questions regarding their use of healthcare services during and after trafficking. Interviews were conducted with professionally qualified interpreters where required. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. RESULTS: In total, 136 trafficked people (from 160 contacted) participated in the open-ended interviews of whom 91 (67%) were female and 45 (33%) male. Participants reported being trafficked for domestic servitude (n = 40; 29%), sexual exploitation (n = 41; 30%), and labour exploitation (for example, agriculture or factory work) (n = 52; 38%). Many responders reported that traffickers restricted access to services, accompanied them, or interpreted for them during consultations. Requirements to present identity documents to register for care, along with poor access to interpreters, were barriers to care during and after trafficking. Advocacy and assistance from support workers were critical to health service access for people who have been trafficked. CONCLUSION: Trafficked people access health services during and after the time they are exploited, but encounter significant barriers. GPs and other practitioners would benefit from guidance on how these people can be supported to access care, especially if they lack official documentation. Royal College of General Practitioners 2016-11 2016-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5072917/ /pubmed/27672141 http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687073 Text en © British Journal of General Practice 2016
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Westwood, Joanne
Howard, Louise M
Stanley, Nicky
Zimmerman, Cathy
Gerada, Clare
Oram, Siân
Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England
description BACKGROUND: Physical and psychological morbidity is high in trafficked people but little is known about their experiences of accessing and using healthcare services while, or after, being trafficked. AIM: To explore trafficked people’s access to, and use of, health care during and after trafficking. DESIGN AND SETTING: A mixed-methods study — a cross-sectional survey comprising a structured interview schedule and open-ended questions — was undertaken in trafficked people’s accommodation or support service offices across England. METHOD: Participants were asked open-ended questions regarding their use of healthcare services during and after trafficking. Interviews were conducted with professionally qualified interpreters where required. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. RESULTS: In total, 136 trafficked people (from 160 contacted) participated in the open-ended interviews of whom 91 (67%) were female and 45 (33%) male. Participants reported being trafficked for domestic servitude (n = 40; 29%), sexual exploitation (n = 41; 30%), and labour exploitation (for example, agriculture or factory work) (n = 52; 38%). Many responders reported that traffickers restricted access to services, accompanied them, or interpreted for them during consultations. Requirements to present identity documents to register for care, along with poor access to interpreters, were barriers to care during and after trafficking. Advocacy and assistance from support workers were critical to health service access for people who have been trafficked. CONCLUSION: Trafficked people access health services during and after the time they are exploited, but encounter significant barriers. GPs and other practitioners would benefit from guidance on how these people can be supported to access care, especially if they lack official documentation.
author Westwood, Joanne
Howard, Louise M
Stanley, Nicky
Zimmerman, Cathy
Gerada, Clare
Oram, Siân
author_facet Westwood, Joanne
Howard, Louise M
Stanley, Nicky
Zimmerman, Cathy
Gerada, Clare
Oram, Siân
author_sort Westwood, Joanne
title Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England
title_short Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England
title_full Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England
title_fullStr Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England
title_full_unstemmed Access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in England
title_sort access to, and experiences of, healthcare services by trafficked people: findings from a mixed-methods study in england
publisher Royal College of General Practitioners
container_title Br J Gen Pract
publishDate 2016
url https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5072917/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27672141
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X687073
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