Introduction: Migration, Health and Ethnicity in the Modern World

Cox, Catherine; Marland, Hilary

doi:10.1057/9781137303233_1

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“…Migration studies have in recent decades become a vibrant discipline due to the effects of increasingly dramatic migration waves, the economy, society and, last but not least, over-congested and undernourished health systems (Cox & Marland, 2013). According to Josefová (2014), we are living in a stage of the world where whatever happens affects everyone, and the current situation Europe finds itself in concerns everyone who lives here.…”

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Women, Migrations and Health

Urpis¹

2019

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Several topical issues arising from the contemporary migrant context, at both regional and global levels, are addressed in the chapter. First, when it comes to the sphere of the European Union, the emphasis is on the issues of integration in the migrant context, as well as the security situation. Women have often been heavily involved in the survival of their families and communities, but today the 'feminisation of migration' and 'feminisation of survival' processes are very evident. These two phrases highlight the increasingly public and visible forms of women's contribution to families, along with their contribution to the state and society (immigrant and emigrant), especially the growing world demand for their services. Although women have always migrated, developments in the last decades sustain both their presence in international migration flows and their recognition as migrants. The focus of this contribution on presenting certain results of ongoing research, chiefly on the social integration of migrants in Slovenia.

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2019

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Current Issues and Future Possibilities for Improving Healthcare for MigrantWomen in Slovenia

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Prosen²,

Karnjuš³

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Women, Migrations and Health

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The research's purpose was to study the social integration of migrant women in terms of their reproductive health in relation to the healthcare system in Slovenia. The survey was based on 52 migrant women treated in a Slovenian hospital for female diseases and obstetrics between March and September 2018. Data were collected using a questionnaire that included questions on language knowledge and barriers related to communication, discrimination and violence against migrant women. Basic descriptive statistics were used and the results are presented in frequencies and percentages. For issues where the respondents were free to answer, the results are shown by the frequency of occurrence. Health services have the same task with regard to migrants as they have for the rest of the population, i.e. to provide them with accessible and high-quality care, as well as health promotion and education. Based on the results of this research, it is evident that one of the biggest problems perceived is 'language barrier, ' referring to both respondents as users of the healthcare system and the healthcare system in Slovenia as such. In rare cases, respondents reported intolerance had been shown by healthcare professionals.

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“…Irish immigrants were over-represented in England’s asylums, as were Chinese and Indian immigrants in Trinidad’s. 1 Pioneering studies in the 20th century discovered an increased risk of schizophrenia among Norwegian 2 and Puerto Rican 3 immigrants in the US. More recent studies have revealed increased rates of psychotic disorders among immigrants from the Caribbean to the UK 4 ; from Suriname and Morocco to The Netherlands 5 ; from Africa to Sweden 6 ; and from several regions to Denmark.…”

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