TY - JOUR
T1 - Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services Among African Women Living in Beijing: Understanding the Challenges
AU - ADU ASUAMAH, Mavis
AU - BOATENG, Raymond Agyenim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.
PY - 2022/1/4
Y1 - 2022/1/4
N2 - A growing body of research has explored the healthcare experiences of African migrants in China. However, within this extant literature, there is a lacuna on the reproductive healthcare experiences of African women within this population. This study adopts semi-structured in-depth interviews in exploring the challenges to reproductive healthcare access among African women in Beijing. Results indicate that African women face multiple barriers to accessing reproductive healthcare. In particular, the absence of reproductive health awareness, discriminatory immigration policy, discontentment with healthcare services, and language barrier were the key challenges identified. The study highlights the challenges of reproductive healthcare experiences among African migrant women in Beijing, China, and recommends the implementation of secure and equitable policies that cater for the needs of African women and minorities in the healthcare setting.
AB - A growing body of research has explored the healthcare experiences of African migrants in China. However, within this extant literature, there is a lacuna on the reproductive healthcare experiences of African women within this population. This study adopts semi-structured in-depth interviews in exploring the challenges to reproductive healthcare access among African women in Beijing. Results indicate that African women face multiple barriers to accessing reproductive healthcare. In particular, the absence of reproductive health awareness, discriminatory immigration policy, discontentment with healthcare services, and language barrier were the key challenges identified. The study highlights the challenges of reproductive healthcare experiences among African migrant women in Beijing, China, and recommends the implementation of secure and equitable policies that cater for the needs of African women and minorities in the healthcare setting.
KW - African women
KW - Challenges
KW - China
KW - Reproductive health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122311349&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s40615-021-01225-y
DO - 10.1007/s40615-021-01225-y
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
C2 - 34984655
JO - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
JF - Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
SN - 2197-3792
ER -