'I don't know exactly what that means to do check-ups': understanding and experiences of primary care among resettled young adult refugees.

This article examines how young adult refugees (ages 18–29) resettled in the United States understand and experience primary care, highlighting suboptimal use and engagement with key components of quality primary care. Through 23 semi-structured interviews with refugees from Bhutan, Burma, Iraq, Somalia, and Syria in the Denver metropolitan area, the study found that many lacked a clear understanding of primary care's purpose, especially preventive care, and often did not have a consistent primary care provider (PCP). Participants reported challenges with the four cardinal Cs of primary care—continuity, first contact, coordination, and comprehensiveness—resulting in fragmented care and reliance on emergency or specialist services. The findings suggest that improving education about primary care, enhancing access, fostering trust, and tailoring services to cultural and linguistic needs could support better primary care engagement among young adult refugees during resettlement.