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Migration and women’s health
dc.contributor.authorAdanu, Richard M.K.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Timothy R.B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T19:03:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-10T19:03:57Z
dc.date.issued2009-08
dc.identifier.citationAdanu, Richard M.K.; Johnson, Timothy R.B. (2009). "Migration and women’s health." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 106(2): 179-181.
dc.identifier.issn0020-7292
dc.identifier.issn1879-3479
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/135215
dc.description.abstractWomen 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.
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.otherWomen’s health
dc.subject.otherWar
dc.subject.otherRefugees
dc.subject.otherMigration
dc.titleMigration and women’s health
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelObstetrics and Gynecology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135215/1/ijgo179.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.036
dc.identifier.sourceInternational Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
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