Health and health care in Australian immigration detention: a comparison between onshore and offshore data
Erika Kalocsányiová,
Ryan Essex
Abstract:Purpose
This study aims to compare the impact of Australian onshore and offshore immigration detention centres (IDCs) on detainees’ health and health-care events.
Design/methodology/approach
It uses data extracted from the Australian Government’s quarterly health reports from 2014 to 2017. These reports contain a range of data about the health and well-being of detainees, including complaints/presenting symptoms and number of appointments and hospitalisations. To compare onshore and offshore data sets, the a… Show more
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