Search Strategy

Sample search string MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) Search Strategy Subject headings/Key words Month of search July 2025; Found results Month of search August 2025; Found results S1 (MH "Immigrants+") 243 245 S2 Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women 70,664 70,664 S3 ("Barriers and Enablers+") 5,127 5,127 S4 Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Enablers OR Utilisation OR Use OR "Health Service Utilisation" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers" 8,228,937 8,228,937 S5 (MH "Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health+") 178,846 178,846 S6 "Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care" 176,141 176,141 S7 S1 OR S2 107,133 107,135 S8 S3 OR S4 8,258,582 8,258,582 S9 S5 OR S6 212,568 212,568 S10 S7 AND S8 AND S9 1,395 1,397 Date exported: 08/10/2025 10:20 AM Search: (((MH "Immigrants+")) OR (Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women )) AND ((("Barriers and Enablers+") ) OR (Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Enablers OR Utilisation OR Use OR "Health Service Utilization" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers")) AND (((MH "Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health+")) OR ("Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care" )) CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost) Search Strategy Subject headings/Key words Month of search July 2025; Found results Month of search August 2025; Found results S1 (MH "Immigrants+") 19,832 19,832 S2 Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women 35,482 35,482 S3 S1 OR S2 35,482 35,482 S4 ("Barriers and Enablers+") 3,109 3,109 S5 Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Enablers OR Utilisation OR Use OR "Health Service Utilisation" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers" 2,091,805 2,091,805 S6 S4 OR S5 2,092,826 2,092,826 S7 (MH "Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health+") 2,778 2,778 S8 "Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care" 73,330 73,330 S9 S7 OR S8 75,941 75,941 S10 S3 AND S6 AND S9 565 565 Date exported: 08/10/2025 10:53 AM Search: (((MH "Immigrants+")) OR (Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women )) AND ((("Barriers and Enablers+") ) OR (Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Enablers OR Utilization OR Use OR "Health Service Utilization" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers")) AND (((MH "Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health+")) OR ("Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care")) PsycINFO (EBSCOhost) Search Strategy Subject headings/Key words Month of search July 2025; Found results Month of search August, 2025 S1 (DE "Immigrants+") 2,023 2,023 S2 Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women 49,617 49,617 S3 S1 and S2 51,277 51,277 S4 ("Barriers or enablers") 95,434 95,434 S5 Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Enablers OR Utilisation OR Use OR "Health Service Utilisation" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers" 13,469 13,469 S6 S4 and S5 97,091 97,091 S7 (DE "Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health+") 31,430 31,430 S8 "Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care" 34,180 34,180 S9 S7 and S8 35,838 35,838 S10 S3 AND S6 AND S9 100 100 Date exported: 08/22/2025 12:46 PM Search String : (((MH "Immigrants+")) OR (Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women )) AND ((("Barriers+") ) OR (Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Utilisation OR Use OR "Health Service Utilisation" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers")) AND (((MH "Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health+")) OR ("Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care" )) ERIC (EBSCOhost): Found 20 articles using keywords as of 21/8/2025. The search strategy string used is as follows: Search Strategy Subject headings/Key words Month of search July 2025; Found results Month of search August, 2025 S1 ("Immigrants OR immigration") 24,591 24,591 S2 Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women 26,547 26,547 S3 S1 and S2 30,324 30,324 S4 ("Barriers or enablers") 165 165 S5 Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Enablers OR Utilisation OR Use OR "Health Service Utilisation" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers" 654,905 654,905 S6 S4 and S5 654,905 654,905 S7 ("Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health") 2 2 S8 "Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care" 4,514 4,514 S9 S7 and S8 4,1514 4,1514 S10 S3 AND S6 AND S9 20 20 Date exported: 08/21/2025 6:59 PM Search: ((immigrants or immigration) OR (Migrants OR Immigrants OR Emigrants OR "South Asian Women" OR "Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women" OR CALD Women )) AND ((("Barriers or enablers") ) OR (Access OR Accessibility OR Barriers OR Obstacles OR Challenges OR Enablers OR Utilisation OR Use OR "Health Service Utilisation" OR Health-seeking behaviour OR "Health Service Barriers")) AND (("Reproductive Health" OR "Sexual Health" OR "Maternal Health" OR "Women's Health Services" OR "Family Planning Services" OR "Sexual and Reproductive Health Services" OR SRH OR Contraceptive Services OR "Antenatal Care") OR (("Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health") )) Web of Science: A Total of 473 articles were found using the keywords provided below as of 1/7/2025 and 8/22/2025. The search strategy string used is as follows: (migrant women) AND (reproductive health or sexual health) AND (barriers or obstacles or challenges or difficulties or issues or problems) Scopus: A Total of 246 articles were found using the keywords provided below as of 1/7/2025 and 8/22/2025. The search strategy string used is as follows: (migrant women) AND (reproductive health or sexual health) AND (barriers or obstacles or challenges or difficulties or issues or problems) ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A Total of 11 dissertations and Theses were found using the keywords as of 1/7/2025 and 8/22/2025. The search strategy string used is as follows: (migrant women) AND (reproductive health or sexual health) AND (barriers or obstacles or challenges or difficulties or issues or problems) Manual citation using Google: Government websites and conference reports are accessed using keywords. The search strategy used is (migrant women) AND (reproductive health or sexual health) AND (barriers or obstacles or challenges or difficulties or issues or problems). Applied filters are date limits using 1/1/2015 to 6/7/2025, Australian Government reports, PDF files and the word phrase used is migrant women to get relevant literature. A total of 55 articles, reports and letters were found. Google Scholar: The used search strategy string on 2/7/2025 is migrant women|Sexual Reproductive Health Services| Access Barriers |Australia. The researcher relied on the first 10 pages of results to consider. With screening, a total of 39 articles, including grey articles, conference reports and statistical reports.