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Neureiter, Michael ; Waldmann, Gunda:
Migration and Health Inequalities in Europe : Examining the Impact of Discriminatory Climates on Migrants' Unmet Healthcare Needs.
In: Journal of International Migration and Integration.
(31 July 2025)
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ISSN 1874-6365
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-025-01292-8
Abstract in another language
Health has been increasingly recognized as an important dimension of migrant integration among both scholars and policymakers. However, despite a growing body of literature on the subject, there is still a paucity of research on certain determinants of migrants’ access to healthcare, particularly diffuse forms of discrimination.
This article contributes to filling this gap in the literature by addressing the question whether anti-immigrant public opinion leads to unmet healthcare needs among
migrants. Specifically, we argue that discriminatory opinion climates, which we conceptualize as hostile public sentiment toward migrants, can cause migrants to forego medical examination or treatment when needed, resulting in unmet healthcare needs.
We further posit that this relationship is moderated by migrants’ bridging social capital, such that the detrimental effect of discriminatory climates on health outcomes is
weaker for migrants who have native-born friends. Using logistic regression to analyze data on approximately 6,000 migrants in 17 European countries provided by the
second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II) in 2015/2016, we find support for both hypotheses. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, including potential strategies to mitigate discriminatory climates and build bridging social capital among migrants as well as targeted health interventions for high-risk groups.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Discrimination; Public opinion; Migrant health; Health inequalities; Social capital; Survey research |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Chair Planetary and Public Health |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 610 Medicine and health |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2025 06:49 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2025 08:12 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/94430 |