The Health Concerns of Interracial Marriage Among Indonesian Women in Taiwan
| Autor: | Yang Yung-Mei, 楊詠梅 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 90 The interracial marriage between Taiwanese men and Southeast Asian women is increasing rapidly in Taiwan. The main purpose of this kind of marriage is “to continue the family line”. This special social phenomenon will result in not only the health problems of these women but also the health and rearing problems of their children. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the health concerns of Indonesian women in Taiwan. Qualitative method was conducted. Snow-ball sampling was used to recruit participants. 12 Indonesian women aged between 18 and 44 living over 6 month in Taiwan participated in this study. The analytical method described by Miles and Huberman (1994) was used to analysis the texts. The major finding of this study were four themes of health concerns. They were：(1)immigration adaptation; (2) family continuity; (3)communication difficulty ; and (4)barriers to health care system utilization. The study findings can provide health care professions to create appropriate cultural-sensitivity educational health program for interracial marriage women in Taiwan. |
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