Acceder a los servicios de salud: la mirada de migrantes del Chocó a Medellín

Abstract

Introduction: Internal migration implies facing a series of conditions that prevent or delay the use of health services; objective: Understand barriers to health services access from the perspective of Chocó migrants living in Medellín.; methodology: Qualitative study, two focus groups were carried out in which 13 people with migratory experience from the department of Chocó to Medellín participated-; results: Afro-Colombian migrant population experiences barriers to entry due to not being insured by the general social security system in health, denial of service provision, lack of information, and unfavorable geographical accessibility. In health services, the barriers are associated with the color of skin and barriers due to delay or denial of authorization for procedures; conclusions: Migrant population experiences barriers to access to health services. An intersectoral approach to this problem is required, considering the particularities of the migratory context in the country where issues such as employment, education, and violence by armed actors, amongothers, are mainstreamed.