A Qualitative Research on Access to Healthcare Services about Immigrant Women, who comes from different countries to Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine immigrant women who have migrated to Turkey for diverse reasons and havedifferent immigrant statuses, whether employed in various sectors or unemployed, in terms of their access to healthservices, human rights and women’s rights. For this purpose, face to face, semi-structured interviews were conductedwith immigrant women who are the subject of the issue. Our participants were forty-one women, coming from 18different countries, the sampling had a specific purpose and was conducted theoretically. Data were analysed using theNVivo software, creating ‘analytic’ and ‘thematic’ codes; and constantly checking coding consistency. The findingsof the research showed that these women had problems solving their health issues due to the language barrier, notknowing their rights or how to use them, the negative attitudes they faced based on religion, race and gender andinconsistent insurance practices at medical centres. The gender specific experiences of these immigrant women werehandled in relation to their condition of being the main healthcare providers in the family or household and theproblems related to sexual and reproductive health rights. Moreover, the gender aspect of migration, has been putforward in terms of the right to healthcare. The support of transnational networks and non-governmental organizationswere discussed among the solutions that have been found.

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@article{gelgecbakacak2018qualitative,
  author = {Gelge{\c{c}} Bakacak, Ay{\c{c}}a and Akal{\i}n, Emel and {\"O}ktem, P{\i}nar},
  title = {{A Qualitative Research on Access to Healthcare Services about Immigrant Women, who comes from different countries to Turkey}},
  journal = {Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters},
  volume = {36},
  number = {2},
  pages = {383--399},
  publisher = {Hacettepe {\"U}niversitesi},
  year = {2018},
  issn = {1301-5737},
  doi = {10.32600/huefd.559878},
  url = {https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/turkiyeye-farkli-ulkelerden-goc-etmis-kadinlarin-saglik-hizmetlerine-erisimi-uzerine-nitel-bir-alan-arastirmasi},
  language = {tr},
  keywords = {Sosyoloji},
  abstract = {The aim of this research is to examine immigrant women who have migrated to Turkey for diverse reasons and havedifferent immigrant statuses, whether employed in various sectors or unemployed, in terms of their access to healthservices, human rights and women's rights. For this purpose, face to face, semi-structured interviews were conductedwith immigrant women who are the subject of the issue. Our participants were forty-one women, coming from 18different countries, the sampling had a specific purpose and was conducted theoretically. Data were analysed using theNVivo software, creating `analytic' and `thematic' codes; and constantly checking coding consistency. The findingsof the research showed that these women had problems solving their health issues due to the language barrier, notknowing their rights or how to use them, the negative attitudes they faced based on religion, race and gender andinconsistent insurance practices at medical centres. The gender specific experiences of these immigrant women werehandled in relation to their condition of being the main healthcare providers in the family or household and theproblems related to sexual and reproductive health rights. Moreover, the gender aspect of migration, has been putforward in terms of the right to healthcare. The support of transnational networks and non-governmental organizationswere discussed among the solutions that have been found.},
  affiliation = {HACETTEPE {\"U}N{\.I}VERS{\.I}TES{\.I} and - and -}
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