Reproductive Health Problems in Refugee Women

For centuries, people had to migrate due to wars, poverty, education, political, and religious reasons. Refugees need basic rights such as nutrition, shelter, education, and health in order to survive in the countries they go to. In our country, which has the largest immigrant population in the world with 4.9 million, the health problems of refugees greatly affect our health system. Refugee women, who are described as a special group due to the characteristics they have by nature, have problems especially in reproductive health. Women refugees, who make up the majority of refugees in the world, do not have adequate access to reproductive health services, and this may lead to an increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, induced abortions, pregnancy complications, mother–infant illness, and death. However, refugee women experience health problems such as adolescent pregnancy, inadequate menstrual hygiene, menstrual irregularities, difficulties in accessing family planning methods, and insufficient time between pregnancies. Meeting the reproductive health needs of refugee women protects the health of refugee women in particular, while it protects the health of the society in general. The aim of this study is to compile the reproductive health problems of refugee women in the light of the literature.

Cite this article as: Cihan, E. G., Özşahin, Z., & Karakayalı Ay, Ç. (2022). Mülteci kadınlarda üreme sağlığı problemleri. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, XX, 1-6.