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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Migration and women's health
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 106, No. 2, Year 2009
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Description
Women have been migrating at similar rates to men for the past 40 years, and comprised about half of all migrants in 2005. Women and children are most affected by displacement as a result of wars and human trafficking. In some cases, the health of female migrants is improved via integration into better health systems in the host country. More often, however, the health of female migrants is affected negatively. Women are doubly disadvantaged because they are discriminated against as women and as migrants. Female migrants are also highly vulnerable to acts of sexual abuse, rape, and violence. This is especially true for women in refugee camps, whose reproductive health needs are often overlooked. To improve the health of female migrants it is important to develop and implement policies that recognize and insist on the respect of the rights of migrants. © 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adanu, Richard Mawuena Kofi
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Johnson, Timothy R.B.
United States, Ann Arbor
Michigan Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 116
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.036
ISSN:
00207292
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Violence And Injury
Participants Gender
Male
Female