Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 959-973

Health and Socio-Cultural Experiences of Refugee Women: An Integrative Review (Review)

Shishehgar S.* , Gholizadeh L. , DiGiacomo M. , Green A. , Davidson P.M.
  • a Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
  • b Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
  • c Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
  • d Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
  • e Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Approximately half of the global refugee population are women, yet they remain largely understudied from the perspective of gender. The aim of this review was to investigate the impact of refugee women’s resettlement and socio-cultural experiences on their health. This review also explored factors promoting resilience in refugee women. Eight databases were searched for peer-reviewed manuscripts published from 2005 to 2014. Grey literature was also reviewed. Data were extracted for population, data collection methods, data analysis, and findings. The Resource-Based Model was used as an overarching framework for data synthesis. Following the screening of titles and abstracts, 20 studies met the study inclusion criteria. Cultural factors, social and material factors, personal factors, and resilience factors were identified as main themes influencing the health of refugee women. Promotion of factors that enables resettlement is important in promoting the health and wellbeing of refugee women. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Health Refugee women Socio-cultural integrative review

Index Keywords

female Socioeconomic Factors health status socioeconomics refugee Cultural Characteristics cultural factor Resilience, Psychological qualitative research psychological resilience human Humans Refugees psychology
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961190193&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0379-1&partnerID=40&md5=8ed15e498d691aacbc15db4ab67f93d8
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0379-1
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English