Saúde de migrantes e refugiados

Evidence on tuberculosis in migrants at Brazil's international borders: A scoping review

“…Migrants and refugees are the most likely to submit to unhealthy jobs, low wages and precarious housing ( Ventura D de and Yujra, 2019 ). In this review, the studies showed that the relationship between TB and Bolivian migration still suffers the influence of the environment to which they are subjected in the host countries – overcrowded work environment in rooms without ventilation, air renovation or windows (poor lighting), with accumulation of dust, damp walls, floors and ceilings, among others.…”

“…Factors that explain these difficulties include: difference in language, lack of health literacy about access rights to the health service, document irregularity and bureaucracy to access the health system ( Melo and Campinas L de, 2010 , Goldberg, 2013 , Martes and Faleiros, 2013 , Pescarini, 2016 ). The lack or insufficient documents, difficulties in accessing public health care and social stigma, increase the vulnerability of immigrants and the risks of being infected and developing TB ( Gomes et al., 2017 , Ventura D de and Yujra, 2019 ).…”

Getting knowledge to provide care: prevalence and factors associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections in immigrants from Goiás

“…In these countries of origin, high rates of HIV, Hepatitis B, and Syphilis are identified among the population ( 23 , 24 ) . Thus, the migratory influx can impact the detection rate of infections in the country that received them, either through the introduction of cases when entering the country, or through adverse living conditions that favor the acquisition and dissemination of infectious diseases in an emerging population that lives on the sidelines of the health service ( 25 ) .…”

Perfil sociodemográfico e de saúde de solicitantes de refúgio no Rio de Janeiro, 2016–2017

“…Finalmente, embora infrequentes, as condições de saúde mais autorrelatadas neste estudo -doenças crônicas não transmissíveis -corroboram relatos registrados em outros países 20 . Note-se que órgãos de saúde pública em países de destino, assim como setores de suas populações, preocupam-se principalmente com doenças transmissíveis que seriam trazidas pelos migrantes, alimentando discursos xenofóbicos em contraste com evidências apontando que migrantes tendem a ser vulneráveis a doenças já existentes nos países de destino 21,22 . Questões de acesso podem explicar essa vulnerabilidade: 20% dos refugiados sudaneses nunca consultaram um dentista ou oftalmologista e 11% nunca consultaram um médico 23 .…”