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Table 2 Records concerning migrants’ access to the ED

From: Exploring differences in the utilization of the emergency department between migrant and non-migrant populations: a systematic review

Access to the ED

Record

Country and classification a

Migrant sub-population of interest

Measures of frequency

Measures of association

Direction of association with migrant status

Abdulla et al. (2020) [52]

US. (HIC)

Mothers of preterm infants

Immigrants vs. Italian natives: males (371 vs 309), females (365 vs 299).

Crude OR: 1.7 (1.12 - 2.59)

\(\uparrow\)

Adjusted OR: 2.42 (0.95 - 6.19)

Di Napoli et al. (2022) [63]

Italy (HIC)

No sub-population considered

Immigrants vs. Italian natives (age-standardized rates per 1,000 residents): males (371.8 vs. 309.2), females (365.3 vs. 299.4).

n/a

\(\uparrow\)

Rodriguez-Alvarez et al. (2019) [66]

Spain (HIC)

No sub-population considered

Immigrants vs. Spanish natives: 19.3% vs. 9.9%.

Male immigrants - Crude PR: 1.70 (1.33-2.18)

\(\uparrow\)

Adjusted PR: 1.50 (1.01-2.25)

Female immigrants - Crude PR: 2.08 (1.72-2.51)

Adjusted PR: 1.97 (1.43-2.69)

Ornelas et al. (2021) [51]

US (HIC)

No sub-population considered

n/a

n/a

\(\downarrow\)

Brandenberger et al. (2021) [57]

Switzerland (HIC)

Children

Asylum-seeking children vs. non-asylum-seeking children: 19% vs. 32%.

n/a

\(\downarrow\)

Henares-Montiel et al. (2018) [65]

Spain (HIC)

No sub-population considered

Male immigrants vs. Spanish natives: 24.5% vs. 24.7%.

Male immigrants, adjusted OR: 0.95 (0.79-1.12)

\(=\)

Female immigrants vs. Spanish natives: 29.8% vs. 29.3%.

Female immigrants, adjusted OR: 0.97 (0.84-1.13)

  1. aAccording to the World Bank
  2. HIC High Income Country, OR Odds Ratio, PR Prevalence Ratio