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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Gaps in Migrants' Access to Contraceptive Services: A Survey of Nepalese Women and Men in Japan.

Masako Tanaka, Rachana Manandhar Shrestha, Richa Shah, Divya Bhandari, Bijay Gyawali

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Masako TanakaFaculty of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5254-3256
Rachana Manandhar ShresthaInstitute of Asian, African, and Middel Eastern Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9289-8070
Richa ShahHealth Action and Research, Lazimpat, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-3625-8228
Divya BhandariDepartment of Global Health and Populations, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7720-9150
Bijay GyawaliAmoha Center for Mental Health and Well-Being, Lalitpur 44600, Nepal.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18KK0030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While all modern contraceptive methods are available for free or at minimal cost in Nepal, contraceptive devices in Japan are mainly limited to condoms, requiring Nepalese migrant women to rely on their male partners for their use. Therefore, Nepalese migrants often seek contraceptive devices from Nepal or request friends or relatives to send them from their home country. This study aimed to identify the gaps and challenges associated with Nepalese migrants' needs for sexual and reproductive health services (SRHSs), particularly contraceptives, before and after their migration to Japan. A mixed-methods study was adopted, an explanatory sequential design (ESD) combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, and data were collected from 186 Nepalese migrants (80 females and 106 males) through an online survey and from two focus-group discussions (FGDs) conducted among 24 participants (14 females and 10 males). This study highlighted the obstacles faced by Nepalese migrants in accessing contraceptive services, such as limited options, language barriers, and high costs. The study also revealed the importance of pre-departure training in Nepal and organizing post-arrival training in Japan to increase Nepalese migrants' awareness of the SRHSs available in Japan, thereby helping to prevent SRH-related health problems, including unintended pregnancies and abortions, in Japan.

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abortionacceptabilityaccessibilityaffordabilityavailabilitycontraceptiveJapanmigrantsNepalsexual and reproductive healthunintended pregnancy

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