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Access to Health Care by Foreign Children with Special Needs in an International Border Municipality
Abstract
This qualitative study aimed to analyze access to health by foreign children with special needs in an international border municipality. Grounded on hermeneutics-dialectics, this research was conducted through in-depth interviews with 26 professionals who treat foreign children with special health care needs and thematic analysis for data analysis was adopted. One central theme emerged: Vulnerability of foreign children and the health access in a border area Brazil-Argentina-Paraguay, organized by six sub-themes. High demand of children, overload in the health services, problems with documentation and language, insufficient articulation between the countries, and lack of funding represent restrictions for the access, especially in the fields of promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Keywords
child health, emigration and immigration, health services accessibility, healthcare disparities, hermeneutics, qualitative research
Publication Date
9-18-2022
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
DOI
10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5634
Recommended APA Citation
Casacio, G. D., Zilly, A., & da Silva, R. M. (2022). Access to Health Care by Foreign Children with Special Needs in an International Border Municipality. The Qualitative Report, 27(9), 2016-2025. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5634
ORCID ID
0000-0002-9232-1682
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