Table 1 Characteristics of populations at risk of health inequalities [6, 11, 24, 25]
Women who find services hard to access | Women needing multiagency services |
|---|---|
• Ethnic minority or Indigenous people • Socially isolated women • Those living in poverty/deprivation/who are homeless • Refugees/asylum seekers • Non-native language speakers • Victims of abuse • Sex workers • Young mothers • Unsupported mothers • Women within travelling communities (Gypsy, Traveller and Roma) | • Women who are subject of safeguarding concerns • Women with substance and/or alcohol abuse issues • Women with physical/emotional and/or learning disabilities • Women who have been victims of female genital mutilation • Women who are HIV positive |