Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume 29, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 337-348

Health and well-being of women migrating from predominantly muslim countries to the United States (Article)

Kamimura A.* , Pye M. , Sin K. , Nourian M.M. , Assasnik N. , Stoddard M. , Frost C.J.
  • a Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • b University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • c University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • d School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • e School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • f University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
  • g Center for Research on Migration & Refugee Integration, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the health and well-being of women migrating from predominantly Muslim countries to the U.S. Women from predominantly Muslim countries completed a paper survey on the following topics from June to December in 2016 (N=102): depression; physical functioning; self-reported general health; experiences with health care; and demographic characteristics. There were several women’s health-related issues: low rates for mammography and Pap smear screening, and preference for female physicians and/or physicians from the same culture. Only one-third of the participants had received a physical exam in the past year, and having done so was related to higher levels of depression and worse physical functioning. The participants who were not in a refugee camp reported higher levels of depression than those who were. © Meharry Medical College.

Author Keywords

immigrant women Patient experience Self-reported health Depression Preventive care Muslim

Index Keywords

depression immigrant health survey human wellbeing middle aged statistics and numerical data Iraq health status Health Surveys ethnology United States Muslim Humans psychology Mammography female female physician refugee camp women's health Article major clinical study adult human experiment migration Somalia Papanicolaou Test Transients and Migrants Physical Examination Sudan
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ISSN: 10492089
Original Language: English