Exploring barriers to healthcare among internal and international female migrants in The Gambia
Policy interventions should address disparities between internal migrants and non-migrants and improve healthcare access for all women.Contribution: This study highlights internal migration as a key factor shaping healthcare access.
Authors
- Ilse Ruyssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8259-4492)
- Charlotte Scheerens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-7723)
- Els Bekaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0373-8196)
- Ismaila B. Ceesay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8908-413X)
- Julia M.P. Bittner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-5579)
- Aline Vandenbroeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3405-4089)
Institutions
- United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (BE)
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- University of the Gambia (GM)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (US)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v17i1.4941
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Vlaamse regering
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development