{"id":2936,"date":"2015-05-16T15:12:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T12:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journal-ene.gr\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:00:09","slug":"migrant-domestic-workers-in-cyprus-an-evaluation-of-their-sexual-and-reproductive-health-a-pilot-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/periodiko.yaba.gr\/en\/migrant-domestic-workers-in-cyprus-an-evaluation-of-their-sexual-and-reproductive-health-a-pilot-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant Domestic Workers in Cyprus: an evaluation of their sexual and reproductive health. A pilot study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Acknowledgements:<\/strong> We would like to thank Mrs Zoe Apostolidou, PhD cand. for conducting the interviews.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Background:<\/strong> Literature suggests that the employment of female domestic workers is not based on the labour\u00a0needs of the country, but mainly on the needs of working women. There are approximately 23,000 female\u00a0migrant domestic workers in Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Objectives:<\/strong> To evaluate the sexual and reproductive health needs (SRH) of migrant domestic workers in Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Participants:<\/strong> The study sample consisted of 40 female domestic workers (30 from Philippines and 10 from Sri\u00a0Lanka). Accidental sampling was used to collect participants from gathering areas of these particular ethnic\u00a0groups in the main area of Nicosia (Cyprus). Participation was voluntary and participants signed an informed\u00a0consent prior to the interview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Methods- Results:<\/strong> A semi-structured questionnaire designed based on a literature review on local research\u00a0on domestic workers and international research on migrant\u2019s health was used. Data were analyzed using\u00a0Colaizzi\u2019s method. This is a pilot study aiming to raise issues and develop the base for a larger study.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conclusions:<\/strong> Participants proposed the establishment and promotion of prevention and education\/information\u00a0campaigns for Sexual Transmitted Infections (Sexual Transmitted Infections) and Human Immunodeficiency\u00a0virus\/Acquired Immunodeficiency (HIV\/AIDS) syndrome targeting migrant workers and the surrounding\u00a0community as well as the need for education and training of migrant workers in Sexual and Reproductive\u00a0Health (SRH) as well as the provision of free medical and health services to domestic workers and lower fees\u00a0for health and medical tests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> migrant domestic workers, migrant\u2019s health and domestic workers, sexual and reproductive health\u00a0and rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Mrs Zoe Apostolidou, PhD cand. for conducting the interviews. 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