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Current Issues and Future Possibilities
for Improving Healthcare
for Migrant Women in Slovenia
Urška Bogataj
University of Primorska, Slovenia
urska.bogataj@fvz.upr.si
Mirko Prosen
University of Primorska, Slovenia
mirko.prosen@fvz.upr.si
Igor Karnjuš
University of Primorska, Slovenia
igor.karnjus@fvz.upr.si
Doroteja Rebec
University of Primorska, Slovenia
doroteja.rebec@fvz.upr.si
Sabina Ličen
University of Primorska, Slovenia
sabina.licen@fvz.upr.si
The research’s purpose was to study the social integration of migrant women
in terms of their reproductive health in relation to the healthcare system in
Slovenia. The survey was based on 52 migrant women treated in a Slovenian
hospital for female diseases and obstetrics between March and September
2018. Data were collected using a questionnaire that included questions on
language knowledge and barriers related to communication, discrimination
and violence against migrant women. Basic descriptive statistics were used
and the results are presented in frequencies and percentages. For issues where
the respondents were free to answer, the results are shown by the frequency of
occurrence. Health services have the same task with regard to migrants as they
have for the rest of the population, i.e. to provide them with accessible and
high-quality care, as well as health promotion and education. Based on the re-
sults of this research, it is evident that one of the biggest problems perceived is
‘language barrier,’ referring to both respondents as users of the healthcare sys-
tem and the healthcare system in Slovenia as such. In rare cases, respondents
reported intolerance had been shown by healthcare professionals.
Introduction
Migration studies have in recent decades become a vibrant discipline due to
the effects of increasingly dramatic migration waves, the economy, society
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for Improving Healthcare
for Migrant Women in Slovenia
Urška Bogataj
University of Primorska, Slovenia
urska.bogataj@fvz.upr.si
Mirko Prosen
University of Primorska, Slovenia
mirko.prosen@fvz.upr.si
Igor Karnjuš
University of Primorska, Slovenia
igor.karnjus@fvz.upr.si
Doroteja Rebec
University of Primorska, Slovenia
doroteja.rebec@fvz.upr.si
Sabina Ličen
University of Primorska, Slovenia
sabina.licen@fvz.upr.si
The research’s purpose was to study the social integration of migrant women
in terms of their reproductive health in relation to the healthcare system in
Slovenia. The survey was based on 52 migrant women treated in a Slovenian
hospital for female diseases and obstetrics between March and September
2018. Data were collected using a questionnaire that included questions on
language knowledge and barriers related to communication, discrimination
and violence against migrant women. Basic descriptive statistics were used
and the results are presented in frequencies and percentages. For issues where
the respondents were free to answer, the results are shown by the frequency of
occurrence. Health services have the same task with regard to migrants as they
have for the rest of the population, i.e. to provide them with accessible and
high-quality care, as well as health promotion and education. Based on the re-
sults of this research, it is evident that one of the biggest problems perceived is
‘language barrier,’ referring to both respondents as users of the healthcare sys-
tem and the healthcare system in Slovenia as such. In rare cases, respondents
reported intolerance had been shown by healthcare professionals.
Introduction
Migration studies have in recent decades become a vibrant discipline due to
the effects of increasingly dramatic migration waves, the economy, society
107
