Table 3 Main barriers identified and related structural improvements
From: Barriers to reproductive health care for migrant women in Geneva: a qualitative study
Financial accessibility |
• provision of information about structures assisting patients with limited financial resources |
Language barriers |
• provision and information about interpreter services |
Real or perceived discrimination and embarrassment |
• provision of cultural competence training for professionals working in the health sector including administrative staff (might reduce embarrassment among women as they do not need to have to explain themselves or their practices) |
Lack of information |
• provision of information material (including in patient’s maternal language) |