ERIC Number: EJ1054792
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
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Ensuring Rights: Improving Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Female International Students in Australia
Poljski, Carolyn; Quiazon, Regina; Tran, Chau
Journal of International Students, v4 n2 p150-163 2014
Drawing on the research and advocacy work being conducted by the Multicultural Centre for Women's Health (MCWH), a national community-based organization in Victoria, Australia, the paper analyzes female international students' experiences with accessing sexual and reproductive health information and services. Accessibility of sexual and reproductive health services is one of a number of areas identified by MCWH in which international students experience unequal treatment. The limitations of international students' mandatory health insurance is of particular concern because it appears to conflict with Australia's human rights obligations to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination and to ensure appropriate services in connection with pregnancy. Given the social, cultural and economic benefits international students bring to the country in which they choose to study, state action on equitable health access for international students is urgently called for.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Access to Information, Health Services, Females, Health Promotion, Family Life Education, Sex Education, Birth, Student Experience, Cost Effectiveness, Access to Health Care, Delivery Systems, Health Insurance, College Students, Student Rights, Program Improvement, Student Surveys, Focus Groups, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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