Exploring the State of Gender-Centered Health Research in the Context of Refugee Resettlement in Canada: A Scoping Review
| Autor: | Cate Dewey, Cole Heasley, Matthew Little, Sharada Srinivasan, Chloe Zivot |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Canada medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Community building Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Refugee Torture forced migration lcsh:Medicine global health Context (language use) Review Criminology 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine women’s health Pregnancy gender Global health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology Child Reproductive health Refugees 030505 public health family health business.industry Public health lcsh:R public health refugee resettlement Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental health Female Health Services Research Sexual Health Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 7511, p 7511 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Interdisciplinary health research that investigates gender as a relational process is necessary to facilitate a safe and healthy resettlement process for refugees in Canada. This scoping review explores the range, nature, and extent of published research examining gender in relation to refugee health during resettlement in Canada. An initial search of six databases yielded 7325 articles published before June 2019. A total of 34 articles published between 1988 and 2019 were included for in-depth review. Articles meeting inclusion criteria primarily focused on refugee women. Categories of focus included maternal health, social and emotional health, health impacts of sexual and gender-based violence and torture, access to health and social services, decision-making and health-seeking behavior, mental health, and sexual and reproductive health. Our thematic analysis identified connections between gender roles, expectations, ideals, and health through interactions and lived experiences within the family, community, and healthcare system. Review findings suggest that many refugee women are influenced by pervasive gender roles and expectations as well as exposed to gendered health systems and practices that may pose risks to health, particularly mental health and access to services. Further efforts should be made to understand processes and experiences of resilience and community building in countering negative impacts of gendered beliefs and practices on health during resettlement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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