Research carried out among more than 675 respondents by Ukrainian medical sociologist
Not speaking English also created a 'significant barrier' for women to communicate with nurses or doctors, says the study. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
The survey data also indicated that small numbers of Ukrainian woman refugees are returning to Ukraine for medical and dental procedures because of “barriers” and “misunderstandings” within the Irish health system. The study found most Ukrainian women struggled to understand the Irish health system. Long waiting lists and inability to access “medical tests, scans, diagnostics and medicine only being available on prescription” created a culture of “medical tourism”, with one-fifth of those interviewed in person returning to Ukraine for procedures, according to the research.
Nearly half of women said they did not have access to sufficient medical care, while 63 per cent said they could not access proper dental care. “I couldn’t go to public clinics because they don’t do that amount of work and didn’t have enough money for a private clinic,” she said via an interpreter. Shortly before leaving on the trip with her daughter, Viktoria learned her Irish host family could no longer provide accommodation. “We started looking for temporary housing but no one wanted to take in a single mother with a young child, despite the fact that I worked part-time and my daughter was at school.
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