Leave no woman behind: The right to contraceptives upon displacement
(2024) MIDM19 20241Department of Human Geography
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- Colombia has received global attention for their innovative response to the Venezuelan migration crisis. However, the question remains; has this response translated into an improved access to contraceptives for Venezuelan women in Colombia? This study aims to explore how migrants and health staff perceive access to contraceptives, how migration status and socioeconomic situation impede this access, and how access may improve. Employing a mixed-methods approach, data was collected through surveys and interviews with Venezuelan women and health staff. By applying a human rights-based approach, this study identifies barriers to access within five dimensions: accessibility, accommodation, affordability, acceptability and availability. Key... (More)
- Colombia has received global attention for their innovative response to the Venezuelan migration crisis. However, the question remains; has this response translated into an improved access to contraceptives for Venezuelan women in Colombia? This study aims to explore how migrants and health staff perceive access to contraceptives, how migration status and socioeconomic situation impede this access, and how access may improve. Employing a mixed-methods approach, data was collected through surveys and interviews with Venezuelan women and health staff. By applying a human rights-based approach, this study identifies barriers to access within five dimensions: accessibility, accommodation, affordability, acceptability and availability. Key barriers identified include legal status, or lack thereof, socioeconomic situation and lack of information, which are deeply intertwined. Thus, despite progressive policies, many migrants remain unregularized, without access to the health care system, and experience restrictions in accessing contraceptives. The study finds that by focusing on the transportation infrastructure, outreach services and information dissemination access could improve, alongside addressing negative gender norms, combating corruption and better coordination between actors. In addition, improve the regularization process, and facilitating enrollment in the health system, both crucial to access contraceptives. (Less)
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- author
- Svensson Calleja, Felicia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIDM19 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- contraceptives, contraceptive access, reproductive health, migration status, Venezuelan migration, Colombia
- language
- English
- id
- 9171153
- date added to LUP
- 2024-08-29 10:15:15
- date last changed
- 2024-08-29 10:15:15
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abstract = {{Colombia has received global attention for their innovative response to the Venezuelan migration crisis. However, the question remains; has this response translated into an improved access to contraceptives for Venezuelan women in Colombia? This study aims to explore how migrants and health staff perceive access to contraceptives, how migration status and socioeconomic situation impede this access, and how access may improve. Employing a mixed-methods approach, data was collected through surveys and interviews with Venezuelan women and health staff. By applying a human rights-based approach, this study identifies barriers to access within five dimensions: accessibility, accommodation, affordability, acceptability and availability. Key barriers identified include legal status, or lack thereof, socioeconomic situation and lack of information, which are deeply intertwined. Thus, despite progressive policies, many migrants remain unregularized, without access to the health care system, and experience restrictions in accessing contraceptives. The study finds that by focusing on the transportation infrastructure, outreach services and information dissemination access could improve, alongside addressing negative gender norms, combating corruption and better coordination between actors. In addition, improve the regularization process, and facilitating enrollment in the health system, both crucial to access contraceptives.}},
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language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Leave no woman behind: The right to contraceptives upon displacement}},
year = {{2024}},
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