Title:
Exploring the needs of Myanmar migrant women for better accessibility of antenatal care services on the Thailand-Myanmar border
Authors:
Bakker, Menno
Place:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2019
PAGE:
iv, 40
Language:
En
Subject:
Gender, Citizenship and Governance
Keywords:
antenatal care, access, Myanmar, Thailand, migrant women
Abstract:
Thailand hosts one of the biggest populations of migrants in South-East Asia. A large population of migrants from Myanmar lives in Tak province in the Mae Sot – Myawaddy border area. Myanmar migrants moved to this area in search of security, livelihood, education and healthcare. Migrants have a marginalised position in Thai society and access to healthcare is complicated by many factors. Health data from Mae Tao Clinic, the location of this study, show that a large part of Myanmar migrant women in this area access Antenatal Care (ANC) services infrequently or not at all. This study explores the needs of Myanmar migrant women for ANC services in terms of Levesque et al’s (2013) five dimensions of accessibility: approachability, acceptability, availability, affordability and appropriateness; to find out why these women do not access ANC services as recommended by the WHO. Data was collected through focus group discussions and individual interviews and analysed using Levesque et al’s dimensions. Results show that enabling and inhibiting factors for accessing ANC services can be found under all dimensions, the most prominent ones being lack of knowledge among women and their husbands; (in)direct costs of services; legal documentation issues; transportation; and health workers’ attitudes and behaviour.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Thailand
Region:
Southeast Asia
Training:
Master in International Health (MIH)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2019 Bakker
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
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