Women's health access in the context of forced migration in Portugal: vulnerabilities and adaptation ; Acesso à saúde de mulheres em contexto de migração forçada em Portugal: vulnerabilidades e adaptação ; Acceso a la salud de las mujeres en el contexto de la migración forzada en Portugal: vulnerabilidades y adaptación

Introduction: This article presents, the vulnerabilities related with regarding access to health services faced by refugee women. Objective: The overall goal was to gain a better understanding of the psychosocial reality of women who arrived in Portugal as a result of forced migration, focusing on the main difficulties of the migratory and adaptation journey - highlighting vulnerabilities related to health and access to health services at the present article - and the protective factors that facilitated their processes of resilience, adaptation, and social integration. Methodology: The meanings of the protagonists' experiences were disclosed through semi-structured and in-depth interviews with women´s of Iraq, Syria and Libya. Results: The investigation uncovered a number of vulnerabilities triggered by the migratory experience and gender belonging, such as prejudice, social isolation, and cultural shock (mostly linked to religion and clothing), which validated the intersectional analysis. The findings highlight a number of obstacles in the host nation, including access to health care, the quality of institutional interactions, and knowledge of the Portuguese language. Conclusions: The current investigation led to the conclusion that there are flaws in Portugal in terms of ensuring full access to health care for forced migrant women, highlighting as major obstacles: a lack of information in languages other than Portuguese, a lack of offers to learn and master the Portuguese language, a lack of knowledge about how health institutions work, and a lack of sensitivity and intercultural skills in healthcare services. ; Introdução: Este artigo apresenta as vulnerabilidades relacionadas no acesso aos serviços de saúde sentidas por mulheres refugiadas. Objetivo: O objetivo geral foi conhecer melhor a realidade psicossocial das mulheres que chegaram a Portugal como resultado da migração forçada, focando as principais dificuldades do percurso migratório e de adaptação, destacando as vulnerabilidades relacionadas com a ...