Young migrants from North Africa. What do we know? A scoping review to explore their health status and access to health services. Eva P. Rocillo Arechaga1,2, Barbara Broers1,3, Catherine Chamay Weber4, Lloyd Orphée Rigumye1, Melanie Pinon1,5, Yves-Laurent Jackson1,3 1) Division of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland; 2) Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva (UNIGE), Geneva, Switzerland; 3) Department of Community Health and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva (UNIGE), Geneva, Switzerland; 4) Adolescent Health Unit, Division of General Paediatrics, Department of Women, Child and Adolescent, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Geneva, Switzerland; 5) University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, School of Health Sciences (HES-SO), Geneva, Switzerland. In the last decades, adolescents and young adult migrants from North Africa (NA) arrived in Europe in large numbers1. Field observations reported features not previously described in other similar groups including high mobility across borders, precarious living conditions, use of psychotropic substances and high-risk behaviours such as prostitution and illegal activities2,3. Existing health literature on this population seems to be limited and fragmented. INTRODUCTION To better understand NA adolescents and young adult migrants’ health status, access and use of healthcare. LANGUAGE • English, French, Spanish CONTEXT • Studies conducted in European region (WHO) CONCEPT • Health status • Health services • Accessibility to health services • Use of health services POPULATION • Migrants from NA countries • First generation migrant • Any legal condition • From 10 to 24 years old • Any gender STUDIES • Peer-reviewed articles • Non-indexed reports • From 1990 to 2022 INCLUSION CRITERIA References 1United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, ”International Migrant Stock 2020,” United Nations (UN). Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), 2020. 2Trajectoires, ”Recherche-action sur la situation des mineurs non accompagnes marocains,” Trajectoires, Squats et Bidonvilles, 2018 3G. Pfau, G. Flye-Sainte-Marie och C. Pequart, Tendances recentes et nouvelles drogues, Paris: Observatoire Francais des Drogues et des Toxicomanies, 2019 4H. Arksey och L. O´Malley, ”Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework,” International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 8, nr 1, pp. 19-32, 2005. 5The Joanna Briggs Institute, ”Joanna Briggs Institute reviewers´ manual: 2015 edition / supplement,” The Joanna Brigs Institute, 2015. STUDIES Most studies (n=9) were published between 2015 and 2021. All studies were observational, 9 were cross-sectional and 3 were case reports. Seven studies included NA migrants only. POPULATION The overall number of persons included was 1374, most of them being from Morocco (1150). Nine studies included only males and 11 focused on unaccompanied minors. For most studies (n=10) age range varied between 12 and 18 years old CONCEPT Five studies explore aspects related to general health, with dental caries, iron deficiency and dermatological issues reported as the most prevalent disorders. Six studies provide information on infectious diseases. Mental health and substance use was also explored in 5 studies, benzodiazepines and cannabis being the most often reported substances. Only 3 studies covered service provision all emphasizing the importance of transcultural approach. CONTEXT Studies were conducted in Spain (n=7), France (n=4) and Germany (n=2). Acknowledgement CONCLUSIONS DISCUSSION RESULTS Did you ever work with such migrants? We are looking for experts. Please get in touch with us at Eva.RocilloArechaga@hug.ch METHODS We conducted a scoping review following Arksey and O´Malley process and recommendations by Joanna Briggs Institute and based on the Population-Concept- Context (PCC) framework4,5. We searched the followin