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In this article available data are reviewed to determine if and how reproductive health status is affected by refugee or displaced status in war-affected populations. Refugees in stable camp settings are the population most often studied. Also evidence on fertility and family planning safe motherhood sexually transmitted diseases and HIV and sexual and gender-based violence is examined. Social and demographic factors such as age socioeconomic status education and urban/rural residence as well as access to services rather than refugee or displaced status in itself appear to influence fertility desires and health behavior with respect to reproductive health concerns. Moreover it is noted that emergency contraception is an important family planning service for refugees including those whose access to regular contraceptive supplies has been disrupted and where women have been raped. Overall all the studies conducted as well as other fertility reviews suggest that no common fertility pattern emerges among refugees.
Therese McGinn (Fri,) studied this question.