Unmet need of reproductive health and family planning service amongst young internal migrant workers: Experience from Vietnam on how to better address it.

Abstract :

Background: Internal migration is increasingly putting pressure on health care for the population in large cities and on the organization of health service delivery in Vietnam. Migration from rural to urban areas creates many problems that influence health. Safe motherhood was main issues with increasing alarming unwanted pregnancy and abortion amongst those groups.

Objective: To increase availability and accessibility to quality SRHs information and clinical services amongst factory workers.

Results: The intervention program in both in supply side and demand side proved resulting in some positive changes in accessing SRH services. In the demand side, a series of demand generation activities was used including setting up and operating a network of 350 peer educators. In the supply side, a satellite clinic near by the factory was established to serve that migrant worker plus with mobile team bring services during the weekday and weekend to facilitate for client receiving SRH services. Perception, knowledge and practices relating to health problem in general and STIs/HIV particularly have been obviously improved.

Conclusion: A comprehensive model of intervention in factories is effective way in regard to the imporvement in awareness of workers, service utilisation, capacity building for health staffs.