Increased equity in migrant SRHR through co-design of health interventions and services - lessons learned

Sep 30, 2026

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Workshop abstract and program outline on improving equity in migrants’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through co-design of health interventions and services. It addresses how language and access barriers exclude migrants from research, creating biased care, and explains how co-design with target groups can produce more acceptable and culturally appropriate services. The session features ANSER presentations on postpartum contraceptive services in Sweden and an HPV self-sampling health literacy intervention in Portugal, followed by group reflection and key take-home messages.

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2nd World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race & Health Abstract Book vi15 Abstract citation ID: ckaf180.044 138 Increased equity in migrant SRHR through co-design of health interventions and services – lessons learned from researchers in the ANSER ‘migrant working group Elin C. Larsson1 and Ana Gama2 1Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 2NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), LA-REAL, NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal WKS 35: Increased equity in migrant SRHR through co-design of health interventions and services – lessons learned from researchers in the ANSER ‘migrant working group, B305 (FCSH), September 5, 2025, 11:30-12:30 Rationales and Purpose: Migrant populations often experience worse sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as compared to the majority population and face challenges in access to health services. Despite this, they are often excluded from research due to language and other barriers, leading to biased and inequitable healthcare. Using co-design processes and involving target groups can make services more acceptable and culturally appropriate. The purpose of this workshop is to share and discuss learnings from SRHR projects that applied a co-design methodology. Process of Workshop: Representatives from the Academic Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy (ANSER), will showcase and discuss co-design methods in migrant SRHR research. 1. Presentations: a. Co-designing postpartum contraceptive services with and for immigrant women in Sweden: lessons learned from the IMPROVE-it project, will outline how contraceptive counselling was improved using co-design methodology to develop strategies and practical tools to create tailored and acceptable contraceptive services. b. Refining a health literacy-based and HPV self-sampling intervention with migrants in Portugal: lessons learned from the ELEVATE project, will describe the process of co-designing, with migrant women and community-based organizations, the implementation strategy of educational sessions for cervical cancer screening promotion 2. Reflection in groups 3. Take home messages Projected Learning Outcomes: By sharing experiences and discuss lessons learned, this workshop will provide a better understanding of how to engage with migrant populations in research using codesign in SRHR research. Hence it will equip participants with tools on how to increase equity in migrant SRHR.

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Why does the workshop focus on migrant SRHR equity?

Migrant populations often experience poorer sexual and reproductive health and rights and face barriers accessing health services. Exclusion from research due to language and other obstacles can lead to biased and inequitable healthcare.

What is the main method discussed in the workshop?

The workshop shares and discusses co-design processes that involve target groups, aiming to make services more acceptable and culturally appropriate.

Which projects are presented during the session?

Presentations cover postpartum contraceptive services co-designed with immigrant women in Sweden (IMPROVE-it) and a health literacy-based HPV self-sampling intervention co-designed with migrants in Portugal (ELEVATE).

What learning outcomes do participants expect?

Participants gain a better understanding of how to engage migrant populations in SRHR research using co-design, and receive tools to increase equity in migrant SRHR.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by Marglet