Description:
"This article combines findings from a study on reproductive health in three
populations along the Thailand-Burma border and research conducted on
adolescent pregnancy in camps for Burmese refugees in Thailand. The data
show that adolescents in three populations—communities in eastern Burma
(isolated rural villages, conflict-affected areas, and internally displaced person
(IDP) areas in eastern Burma), migrant communities and refugee camps
in Thailand—face difficulties in gaining access to reproductive health information
and services. One key reason for gaps in service is community attitudes
towards adolescent sexual health and reproduction. The impact of
community attitudes on access to care is most striking in refugee camps,
where populations may access camp-based clinics for reproductive health
services, and arguably face the fewest structural barriers to access (for example,
barriers to access that exist as part of one?s external environment,
such as security and freedom of movement)..."
Source/publisher:
"Gender Perspectives" (Vol. 3, Issue 2, December 2011) INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES (ISEAS)
Date of Publication:
2011-12-00
Date of entry:
2012-02-23
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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