Family planning and Afghan refugee women and men living in Melbourne, Australia
New opportunities and transcultural tensions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alana Russo (0000-0002-1124-3046, Burnet Institute, corresponding author), Belinda Lewis (Monash University), Razia Ali (Monash Health), Atiq Abed (Consultant, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;), Gill Russell (0000-0003-3773-2355, Monash University), Grant Russell (Monash University), Luchter (0000-0001-5235-5629, Burnet Institute), Stanley Luchters (Burnet Institute) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 937-953 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2019.1643498 |
| PMID | 31354105 |
| OpenAlex | W2964942000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 24 |
This research aimed to explore the family planning perspectives and experiences of Afghan women and men living in Melbourne. A total of 57 Afghan women and men participated in six focus groups and 20 semi-structured interviews. The majority of participants indicated a preference for two or three children and were open to using modern contraception. However, many women described experiencing negative side effects when using hormone-based contraception and expressed difficulty negotiating condom use with their husbands as an alternative. Some women described how these difficulties resulted in inconsistent contraceptive practices and, at times, unintended pregnancy. Participants recognised that health professionals have an important role in addressing their family planning needs. This study highlights the ways in which Afghan women and men are changing in relation to their family planning beliefs and practices, and the opportunities, challenges and transcultural tensions they experience as they navigate these issues in Australia
Afghan · Condom · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Focus group · Negotiation · Political science · Population · Refugee · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Sociology · Gender Studies · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
Access to health services among culturally and linguistically diverse populations in the Australian universal health care system
Knowledge of the abortion law and key legal issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights among recently arrived migrants in Sweden
Sex, Sexuality, and Intimate Relationships Among Afghan Women and Men of Refugee Background Living in Melbourne, Australia
Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Afghan Refugee Women
The Relationship Between Religiosity and Religious Attitudes with Contraceptive İntentions and Pregnancy Avoidance Behaviours Among Married Muslim Women in Türkiye
Reproductive Coercion and Abuse Among Forcibly Displaced Populations Worldwide
Navigating Family Planning—Insights for Culturally Sensitive Reproductive Health Among Afghan Refugee Men in Türkiye
Having children is like rain, as they say in our region
Qualitative interviewing
Qualitative Research
“In My Culture, We Don’t Know Anything About That”
Patient-centred access to health care
Health Communication
Analyzing Biographies and Narratives
A Cross-Generational Study of Contraception and Reproductive Health Among Sudanese and Eritrean Women in Brisbane, Australia
Intergenerational variation in sexual health attitudes and beliefs among Sudanese refugee communities in Australia
Narratives of sexual health risk and protection amongst young people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia
Family Size and the Gendered Division of Unpaid Work
Immigrant–native fertility differentials
Negotiating Discourses of Shame, Secrecy, and Silence
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
Fewer Children, Better Life" or "As Many as God Wants
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |