Migration and Women Health Services
Articles > Review · 2021
Authors: Ummahan YÜCEL, Öznur Türkoğlu, Aysun EKŞİOĞLU
Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, National Refreed University Journal, National, Index Copernicus, 2021, vol 5, pp 361-370
Summary
<p>In recent years, migration which is a universal concept that is old as humanity has increased dramatically in several countries. In 2019, one third of the immigrants moved from only 10 countries. Syria comes first within those 10 countries since 8.2 million of its citizens have migrated. Turkey is the most immigrant-recieving country from Syria because they are border neighbors. Our country is hosting approximately 3.6 millions of Syrian immigrants after 2011 Syrian crisis. 820.495 of 1.651.627 Syrian women and young girls in our country are in their reproductive ages. In the concept of migration, women carry the double burden in terms of reproductive health;being both migrant and woman.In this compilation study, the problems of pregnancy and childbirth(adolescent pregnancy, unhealthy abortion and births, high fertility)and barriers of access to the reproductive health services are evaluated via literature.<br></p>