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Distance Electronic Learning Strategy in Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
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women refugee backgrounds poorer health outcomes host country populations people myanmar karen ethnic minority constitute one largest groups humanitarian visa entrants australia since 2015 barriers enablers preventive sexual reproductive health srh group women poorly understood objective establish preventive srh care needs experiences karen women refugee backgrounds living australia qualitative study using semistructured interviews conducted purposive sample karen women bicultural worker assisted recruitment interpreting data collection interviews conducted karen language bicultural worker interpreting english interview audio recordings english dialogue transcribed verbatim thematic analysis used analyse report data thirteen women interviewed five major themes identified 1 prevention awareness including lack access education knowledge services prearrival appreciation new health system limited vaccination knowledge 2 perceived need prevention including consequences screening health care provider hcp attendance 3 health information seeking including providing comprehensive approach information delivery trusted sources information 4 barriers including missed opportunities communication language illiteracy lack continuity care 5 enablers including hcp characteristics peer support individual responsibility findings study indicate improve access preventive srh services multicomponent strategy needed provision preventive srh information using multipronged approach peer community support interventions hcps offering services information opportunistically would benefit karen women unfamiliar preventive srh care primary prevention services education codesigned community members may effective improving karen womens access srh care