Factors Associated With Access to HIV Testing and Primary Care Among Migrants Living in Europe: Cross-Sectional Survey.
Ibidun FakoyaDébora Álvarez-Del ArcoAndrew J CopasBryan TeixeiraKoen BlockAnne-Francoise GennotteAlain Volny-AnneJanneke P BilGiota TouloumiJulia Del AmoFiona M BurnsPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2017)
Access to primary care is limited by structural determinants such as immigration and health care policy, which varies across Europe. For those migrants who can access primary care and other health services, missed opportunities for HIV testing remain a barrier to earlier testing and diagnosis for migrants in Europe. Clinicians should be aware of these potential structural barriers to HIV testing as well as low perception of HIV risk in migrant groups.