The World Health Organization (WHO) Constitution defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”, and further states “the highest standards of health should be within reach of all, without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition” (WHO, 2006). “This definition applies equally to migrants as health is a basic human right and an essential component of sustainable development. Health is a fundamental precondition for migrants to contribute to the social and economic development of their communities of origin and destination” (Migration Data Portal, 2021). However, migrants often experience legal, social, cultural, economic, behavioral and communication dissimilarities from their own country. These differences and conditions often lead to health inequity between migrants and locals. Nevertheless, there is little research on the determinants of health inequity between migrants and locals.
This paper intends to reveal, through empirical analysis, factors determining health inequity between migrants and locals. Based on the International Organization of Migration’s (IOM) applied Dahlgren-Whitehead (2007) model, health equity determinants were examined based on three areas: (1) the effect of social and community influences on health equity, (2) the effect of living and working conditions on health equity, and (3) the effects of general socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions on health equity.
From the analysis: countries that have less discrimination against minorities (the higher GAI), fewer language spoken (the lower LDI), higher acceptance of migrants (the higher MAI), better assessment of 'basic human needs' and 'welfare-based' opportunities (the higher SPI), more specialized quality body and enforcement mechanisms for discrimination (the higher MDISC), more equitable laws addressing individual and property right (the higher RLI), and fairer distribution of income and benefits (the higher IHDI) indicated fewer health inequities between migrants and locals. / 2024-03-09T00:00:00Z
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/44006 |
| Date | 10 March 2022 |
| Creators | Kang, Davina Sodam |
| Contributors | Wisco, Jonathan J. |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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