Barriers and facilitators of access to sexual and reproductive health services among migrant, internally displaced, asylum seeking and refugee women: a Scoping Review

Pengdewende Maurice Sawadogo, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)
Drissa Sia, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Yentéma Onadja, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)/Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Idrissa Beogo, École des sciences infirmières | School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Gabriel Sangli , Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)/Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Assé Gnambani , Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)/Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Gaëtan Bassinga , Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)/Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Stephanie Robins, Département Sciences Infirmières, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jerôme, Québec, Canada
Eric Tchouaket, Université de Québec en Outaouais

Introduction: Migrant, internally displaced, asylum seeking and refugee women experience ongoing risks of having their reproductive healthcare rights violated. This scoping review identifies the barriers and facilitating factors when they seek sexual and reproductive health services. Methods: We searched grey literature and queried eight bibliographic databases to extract articles published between January, 2000, and October, 2021. The extracted data were organized in a framework adapted from Peters et al. and then categorized as facilitators or barriers. Results: The search identified 4,722 records of which forty-two (42) met eligibility criteria and were retained for analysis. The main barriers were lack of knowledge about services, cultural unacceptability of services, financial inaccessibility. Facilitators included mobile applications for translation and telehealth consultations. Conclusion: Ensuring the sexual and reproductive rights of migrant, internally displaced, asylum-seeking and refugee women requires the development of intervention strategies based on barriers and facilitators identified in this scoping review.