Healthcare utilization and satisfaction: a cross-sectional study among Indian immigrants in Japan
Employment status, gender, and residency duration were associated with healthcare patterns among Indian immigrants in Japan. While overall satisfaction was high (75-80%), higher health literacy paradoxically correlated with greater dissatisfaction. Future research should explore interventions to improve healthcare accessibility for recent immigrants.
Authors
- Toyama Mayumi
- Yoshimitsu Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-9945)
- Yoshitaka Nishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-1990)
- Hiroshi Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-9383)
- Ryota Sakamoto
- Swati Mittal
- Takeo Nakayama
Institutions
- Kyoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-26182-7
- Primary Topic
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00