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In search of factors related to migration affecting children's health - an analysis of documents guiding health visits within the Swedish school health services
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. (ChiP)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7828-6999
Jönköping Univ, Sch Hlth & Welf, CHILD Res Grp, Jönköping, Sweden.;Child Hlth Serv & Futurum, Reg Jönköping Cty, Jönköping, Sweden..
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. Uppsala Univ, Dept Publ Hlth & Caring Sci, Uppsala, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4302-5529
Stockholm University, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Sweden.
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2023 (English)In: Archives of Public Health, ISSN 0778-7367, E-ISSN 2049-3258, Vol. 81, no 1, article id 103Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Migration affects the health of children worldwide. Therefore, school nurses who encounter these children as part of their everyday practice need support from guidelines on how to promote the health of children who have migrated or whose parents have migrated. Yet knowledge regarding such content in guidelines of school nursing practice is sparse. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how municipal and regional guidelines and health questionnaires used in health visits in the Swedish school health services include factors related to migration that affect children's health.

Methods: A document analysis of municipal and regional guidelines and health questionnaires guiding school nurses' practice in health visits was conducted during the autumn of 2020. In total, 687 guidelines and health questionnaires were analyzed using deductive content analysis.

Results: The results show that municipal and regional guidelines and health questionnaires used in health visits in the Swedish school health services include content on many factors related to migration that affect children's health. Yet the content was limited, and none was found on factors related to discrimination based on ethnicity or origin.

Conclusion: Guidance related to promoting the health of children who have migrated or whose parents have migrated should include all factors affecting these children's health. Therefore, to strengthen school nurses' evidence-based practice, guideline development might be needed, although guidelines and health questionnaires exist and include content on many factors related to migration affecting the health of children in order to provide equitable healthcare for all children, regardless of country of origin.

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BMC , 2023. Vol. 81, no 1, article id 103
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Guidelines, Children, Migration, Health disparities, Health determinants, School nursing, Document analysis, Evidence-based practice
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-63664DOI: 10.1186/s13690-023-01125-zISI: 001006088800001PubMedID: 37312228Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85161851681OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-63664DiVA, id: diva2:1776728
Available from: 2023-06-28 Created: 2023-06-28 Last updated: 2023-06-28Bibliographically approved

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