Menopause symptoms, sexual dysfunctions and pelvic floor disorders in refugee and asylum seeker women: a scoping review.
Climacteric
; 26(4): 373-380, 2023 08.
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ABSTRACT
Refugee and asylum seeker women face a variety of health challenges. However, little is known globally about health problems in these women at midlife and beyond, including menopausal symptoms, sexual dysfunctions and pelvic floor disorders. This scoping review aimed to understand these neglected health issues with respect to prevalence and risk factors. Eight databases were searched in August 2022 without the limit of publication year. Data were analyzed narratively. A total of 10 reports from seven studies were included with 945 women living in Australia, Canada, the USA and Pakistan. Three reports were addressing menopause, seven addressed sexual dysfunctions and one addressed pelvic floor disorders. There were no data regarding menopause symptoms; however, perceptions of menopause varied widely across studies. Few studies reported a high prevalence of sexual dysfunctions and pelvic organ prolapses, but none of them used a validated questionnaire. Taboos and cultural factors, lack of knowledge and education, lack of family support, language insufficiency and financial problems were common barriers to not seeking care for these health issues. This review demonstrates lack of evidence of these neglected health issues in refugee and asylum seeker women at midlife, and further studies with validated questionnaires and larger samples are warranted.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Refugiados
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Trastornos del Suelo Pélvico
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Climacteric
Asunto de la revista:
GINECOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia