Health issues among Afghan women in California

Bibliographic Data

ID15216889
AuthorsJuliene G Lipson (corresponding author), Tahmine Mohammad Hosseini (Afghan Coalition), Taiyaba Hosseini, Susan Kabir (Afghan Coalition), Patricia A Omidian (0000-0003-4629-7391, California State University System), Frances Edmonston
Year1995
Volume16
Issue4
Pages279-286
Publication date1995-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399339509516181
PMID7649885
OpenAlexW2053713332
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited2

Afghan refugee women are part of the largest refugee population in the world. In the United States, they deal with loss of family members, property, and status and cultural, familial, religious, role, and generational conflict in making the transition from a traditional patriarchal society to a more egalitarian postindustrial society. Findings from a San Francisco Bay Area Afghan community health assessment conducted from 1992 to 1993 are presented. The assessment included 38 telephone interviews, seven community meetings, and a survey of 196 Afghan families. Six years of ethnographic study with more than 200 Afghans and their health providers provide contextual data. We describe cultural characteristics that influence women's access to health care, women's approach toward preventive care, control of information regarding sexuality, and spouse abuse

Afghan · Environmental health · Health care · Political science · Population · Refugee · Sociology · Spouse · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Global Health Workforce Issues · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Gerontology

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