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Factors associated with utilization of reproductive healthcare services among migrant women workers in Chong Qing, China
Author(s) -
Su Shu,
Zhang Fan,
Liu Qin,
Wang Yang,
Wen Jing,
Tang Xiaojun,
Zhang Lei
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.04.005
Subject(s) - medicine , reproductive health , health care , government (linguistics) , china , environmental health , nursing , public health , socioeconomics , economic growth , population , political science , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , law , economics
Objective To investigate the use of reproductive healthcare services among migrant women workers in Chong Qing, China, and provide suggestions to improve the utilization of these services by young women. Methods In a qualitative interview‐based study between March, 2013 and June, 2013, personal in‐depth interviews were conducted among young women workers, factory doctors, healthcare service providers, and policy‐makers in Chong Qing, China. Results Women workers seldom visited hospitals and did so only when their pain became unbearable. The workers’ use of reproductive healthcare services was particularly influenced by the high cost of hospitalization and long waiting periods. Factory doctors could only solve minor problems. Public healthcare providers stated that migrant women had a higher morbidity rate from reproductive tract infections as compared with local women. The policy‐makers considered that the health system was beneficial to women's reproductive health; however, few workers had good comprehension of government policies. Conclusion Migrant women workers are vulnerable owing to lack of reproductive health care. The government and both social and health enterprise should consider the convenience of these women and the affordability of treatments when formulating reproductive healthcare policies. Effective measures should be taken to improve the use of these services by migrant women workers.