Perceived morbidity and health seeking behaviour of women migrant workers: A public health focus

Abstract

Migration is found to have a significant impact on the socio-economic development of a region or a country. Health is deemed to be central to the social, economic and environmental dimensions of the sustainable development agenda, both as a beneficiary and a contributor. Sustainable development goals recognize the importance and interrelation between health and migration. It considers health as an indicator of ‘people-centred, rights-based, inclusive, and equitable development' (U.N., 2015). The review has aimed at understanding the perceived morbidity and health-seeking behaviour among women migrant workers. This paper encapsulates the relation between climate change and health on women migrants. It is thereby helping to understand the potential health issues faced by female migrant workers as a result of climate change along with addressing their challenges and barrier faced by the female migrants in availing health services. The paper suggests the needed changes to be adopted to help provide better health care facilities for the women migrant workers, thereby being able to reduce the threat of outbreak as well as to improve the public health. The study has both research and policy implications.

Keywords

• women migrant workers
• health seeking
• health care utilization
• perceived morbidity