Contraceptive Use Obstacles Faced by Newly Arrived Migrant Women
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https://doi.org/10.31674/mjn.2024.v16isupp1.006Abstract
Background: For recently arrived immigrant women, access to reproductive health care, including contraception, may be hampered by numerous obstacles. To eliminate these obstacles and advance access to care, community organizations’, legislators, and nurses and other healthcare providers must collaborate. A current study was carried out to look at the Obstacles to family planning use among recently arrived immigrant women in Egypt. Aim: This study assesses contraceptive use Obstacles faced by newly arrived migrant women. Methods: The current study used a descriptive exploratory research design to accomplish its goal. The study was conducted at the teaching hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient clinics in Egypt. A purposefully selected 500 migrant women. For data collection tools three instruments were used: a questionnaire for interviews, a tool to identify obstacles to contraception use, and a questionnaire to assess the complications of utilizing family planning techniques. Results: The current study assessed obstacles that women reported there are many obstacles to the use of contraceptives. Knowledge barriers, family barriers, transport barriers, institutional barriers and administrative barriers are only some of the obstacles that exist. Furthermore, the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants have a significant relationship with the existing obstacles. Conclusion: There are numerous barriers to the use of contraceptive methods, including inadequate awareness, a lack of techniques and medical supplies, and a lack of outpatient clinics that offer 24-hour services for all participants. Recommendation: By offering culturally appropriate education, language assistance, and patient guidance we can provide immigrant women with the knowledge and tools they require to make well-informed decisions regarding their reproductive health.
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Contraceptive Use, Migrant Women, ObstaclesDownloads
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