Health appears as a fundamental right on the Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 onarticle XXV. In humanitarian research, health is often viewed as a secondary theme anddid not have that much relevance. This has changed recently and nowadays health isconsidered an important factor. Social determinants of health are social factors, such ashousing, nutrition, and sanitation, that have a deep influence on one’s health. Thosedeterminants are particular to each individual and the conditions in which it lives and canbe modified by one’s migratory journey. In fact, migration in itself can be seen as a socialdeterminant of health, once the implications of the journey directly affect their health.Health inequity and the disparities caused by it are direct consequences of the socialdeterminants of health.This thesis analyses productions on refugee health in relation to the barriers existent inboth accessing and providing healthcare services to pregnant and postpartum women inGreece. The discussion chapter analyses the data found, discusses social determinants ofhealth, the resulting health disparities, and arguments through an intersectionality lens.The result chapter discusses the most important factors, suggests actions to overcome thebarriers and discusses the responsibility of the global society regarding inequalities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-472139 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Odeh-Moreira, Jamila |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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