abstract: 'The number of migrant workers in Taiwan increases annually. The majority

  is from Indonesia and most of them are female caregivers. This study

  aims to determine the access to health services and the associated

  factors among Indonesian female domestic workers in Taiwan. In this

  cross-sectional study, data were collected from February to May 2019,

  using a structured questionnaire. Subsequently, multiple logistic

  regression was used to examine the association between socio-demographic

  factors and health service access. Two hundred and eighty-four domestic

  migrant workers were interviewed. Eighty-five percent of the respondents

  declared sickness at work, but only 48.8\% seek health care services.

  Factors associated with health service access were marital status,

  income, and the availability of an attendant to accompany the migrant

  workers to the healthcare facilities. Language barrier and time

  flexibility were the main obstacles. Further research and an effective

  health service policy are needed for the domestic migrant workers to

  better access health care services.'
affiliation: 'Iqbal, U (Corresponding Author), Taipei Med Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, Master
  Program Global Hlth \& Dev Dept, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Iqbal, U (Corresponding Author), Taipei Med Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, PhD Program Global
  Hlth \& Hlth Secur Dept, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Iqbal, U (Corresponding Author), Taipei Med Univ, Int Ctr Hlth Informat Technol
  ICHIT, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Weng, Shuen-Fu, Taipei Med Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Endocrinol \& Metab,
  Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Weng, Shuen-Fu, Taipei Med Univ, Coll Med, Sch Med, Div Endocrinol \& Metab,Dept
  Internal Med, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Malik, Azis; Iqbal, Usman, Taipei Med Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, Master Program Global
  Hlth \& Dev Dept, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Wongsin, Utoomporn; Iqbal, Usman, Taipei Med Univ, Coll Publ Hlth, PhD Program Global
  Hlth \& Hlth Secur Dept, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Lohmeyer, Franziska Michaela, Fdn Policlin Univ A Gemelli IRCCS, Sci Directorate,
  I-00168 Rome, Italy.

  Lin, Li-Fong; Jian, Wen-Shan, Taipei Med Univ, Coll Nursing, Sch Gerontol Hlth Management,
  Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Lin, Li-Fong, Taipei Med Univ, Shuang Ho Hosp, Dept Phys Med \& Rehabil, New Taipei
  23561, Taiwan.

  Lin, Li-Fong, Taipei Med Univ, Neurosci Res Ctr, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Lin, Li-Fong; Jian, Wen-Shan, Taipei Med Univ, Res Ctr Artificial Intelligence Med,
  Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Atique, Suleman, Univ Hail, Coll Publ Hlth \& Hlth Informat, Dept Hlth Informat,
  Hail 55211, Saudi Arabia.

  Jian, Wen-Shan, Taipei Med Univ, Sch Hlth Care Adm, Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Jian, Wen-Shan; Iqbal, Usman, Taipei Med Univ, Int Ctr Hlth Informat Technol ICHIT,
  Taipei 110, Taiwan.

  Gusman, Yuherina, Natl Chengchi Univ, Int Doctoral Program Asia Pacific Studies,
  Taipei 11605, Taiwan.'
article-number: '3759'
author: Weng, Shuen-Fu and Malik, Azis and Wongsin, Utoomporn and Lohmeyer, Franziska
  Michaela and Lin, Li-Fong and Atique, Suleman and Jian, Wen-Shan and Gusman, Yuherina
  and Iqbal, Usman
author-email: 'sfweng@ntu.edu.tw

  azismalik99@gmail.com

  d537108007@tmu.edu.tw

  franziska1.lohmeyer@gmail.com

  fong930@tmu.edu.tw

  gcufpharmd@yahoo.com

  jj@tmu.edu.tw

  yuherina.gusman@gmail.com

  usmaniqbal@tmu.edu.tw'
author_list:
- family: Weng
  given: Shuen-Fu
- family: Malik
  given: Azis
- family: Wongsin
  given: Utoomporn
- family: Lohmeyer
  given: Franziska Michaela
- family: Lin
  given: Li-Fong
- family: Atique
  given: Suleman
- family: Jian
  given: Wen-Shan
- family: Gusman
  given: Yuherina
- family: Iqbal
  given: Usman
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073759
eissn: 1660-4601
files: []
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
keywords: 'healthcare; health service access; migrant workers; global health;

  public health; Taiwan'
language: English
month: APR
number: '7'
number-of-cited-references: '13'
orcid-numbers: 'Atique, Suleman/0000-0002-5149-0703

  Jian, Wen-Shan/0000-0002-1739-4398

  Gusman, Yuherina/0000-0001-7461-0643

  LOHMEYER, Franziska Michaela/0000-0003-4004-7201

  wongsin, utoomporn/0000-0002-4163-0557

  Lin, Li-Fong/0000-0002-8586-4136'
papis_id: 1bb0ede7fb393b65ff0a0f11ea70b47a
ref: Weng2021healthservice
researcherid-numbers: 'Wongsin, Utoomporn/AAH-1515-2022

  Atique, Suleman/ABA-4998-2020

  Gusman, Yuherina/CAJ-0875-2022

  Iqbal, Usman UI/L-2467-2016

  Lin, Li-Fong/AAU-4368-2021

  Wongsin, Utoomporn/AEW-0604-2022

  '
times-cited: '4'
title: Health Service Access among Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers in Taiwan
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000638526900001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '18'
web-of-science-categories: Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental \& Occupational
  Health
year: '2021'