Assessment of sexual and reproductive access and use of menstrual products among Venezuelan migrant adult women at the Brazilian-Venezuelan border.
Access
Migrant women
Modern contraceptives
Venezuela, Reproductive health, Period poverty
Journal
Journal of migration and health
ISSN: 2666-6235
Titre abrégé: J Migr Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101774615
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
26
01
2022
revised:
03
03
2022
accepted:
02
04
2022
entrez:
18
4
2022
pubmed:
19
4
2022
medline:
19
4
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To describe the sociodemographic characteristics, access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care, including contraceptives and to assess menstrual poverty of migrant Venezuelan adult women of childbearing age at the northwestern border between Venezuela and Brazil. Cross-sectional study coordinated by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil, conducted in Boa Vista, Roraima between January 18 and 24, 2021. We invited women aged 18 to 49 years to participate. A semi-structured self-response questionnaire was applied. The survey covered issues relating to SRH services, knowledge, access, and use of SRH services for women. We also applied a questionnaire regarding access to and quality of hygiene kits and toilets, and an open-ended question on " The age (mean ± SD) of the 177 respondent women was 28 ± 6.8 years, 32.2% reported that they had more than three children, 38.4% referred at least one unplanned pregnancy, and 52.5% of the women indicated an intention to become pregnant in the near future. Furthermore, 40 (29.8%) women sought a healthcare service because they wanted a contraceptive method; among them, 16 did not receive the contraceptive that they chose, and 15 women wanted to use a contraceptive implant. Regarding menstrual poverty, 64 women stated that the menstrual hygiene products provided by humanitarian organizations were not enough for their needs, and 44 women claimed being unable to wash their hands anytime they wanted to. The vulnerabilities of this cohort of Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil who lived mainly out of the official shelters further increase when they struggle with no knowledge of how to access SRH services, lack of provision of LARC methods, risk of unplanned pregnancy, and inappropriate access to menstrual hygiene products and sanitary services. There are several challenges to be overcome to ensure SRH care for migrant women in Brazil.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35434679
doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100097
pii: S2666-6235(22)00020-4
pmc: PMC9006831
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100097Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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