Calculated Kindness? The Voices of Women Refugee Claimants: Accessing Pre- and Postnatal Health Care Services in Toronto, Ontario
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https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.41186Mots-clés :
women refugee claimants, prenatal care, postnatal care, healthcare accessRésumé
Au Canada, les demandeurs d’asile reçoivent un statut d’immigration temporaire, ce qui rend difficile l’accès aux services de santé. Alors que le gouvernement fédéral détermine les droits accordés aux demandeurs d’asile, les provinces sont responsables de la prestation des services de soins de santé. Dans le cadre de cette étude qualitative, des entretiens semi-structurés approfondis ont été menés auprès de huit personnes ayant demandé le statut de réfugié et de six prestataires de services à Toronto, en Ontario. Un cadre théorique intersectionnel a été employé pour examiner les expériences des femmes demandant le statut de réfugié et leur accès difficile et souvent incomplet aux services de soins de santé prénataux et postnataux. Les résultats ont démontré que la prestation des services de soins de santé en Ontario engendrait des obstacles à l’accès et une sous-utilisation des services résultant de l’intersection entre la couverture médicale, le statut migratoire, le genre, la classe sociale et la discrimination.
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