Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1001-1006
Exploring Knowledge, Belief and Experiences in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Immigrant Hispanic Women (Article)
Quelopana A.M.* ,
Alcalde C.
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College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, 315 College of Nursing Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, United States, Universidad de Tarapaca, Arica, Chile
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Gender and Women’s Studies Department, University of Kentucky, 212 Breckinridge Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0056, United States
Abstract
This study examined the transformation of immigrant women’s knowledge, belief and experience with regard to sexual and reproductive health after living in the US. Four focus groups (N = 24) were held with Hispanic women ≥18 years old. We identified two main themes (Fertility/Knowledge and Gender power) with five subthemes (Sex education, Contraception and unintended pregnancy, Men versus women, Intimate partner violence, and Immigrating to the US). Most of these women were raised in a very restricted family context where talking about sex was viewed as sinful. In spite of their own experiences of sexual silence and the consequences to their lives, women valued the positive changes achieved by immigrating to the US; they felt empowered to make their own decisions regarding reproductive health. © 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84874587407&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-013-9807-7&partnerID=40&md5=a460581c60aa3abef9535248b5f13107
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9807-7
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English