Knowledge and attitudes regarding Covid‐19 among syrian refugee women in Jordan

Background The Syrian war conflict ended with devastating impact on Syrian refugee women and their children. A few studies have been done that explored the impact of the civil war and displacement of Syrian families from a cultural perspective. The purpose of this study was to highlight the experiences of the Syrian war–refugee families who have sought shelter in a host country. Method A descriptive phenomenological study was conducted using a semistructured interview approach among 16 Syrian refugee women who were approached from two Jordanian health care centers. Results The main themes discussed how the war ended with financial and social stress, family violence, and hazardous effects on women and children health. Conclusion This article introduced how culture and religion influence how family unit and members responded to war stressors. This study provided transcultural nursing knowledge, allowing nurses to be grounded in individualized culturally specific care.

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Postpartum depression symptoms among Syrian refugee women living in Jordan

Research in Nursing & Health ◽

10.1002/nur.21919 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 519-524 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Khitam I. Mohammad ◽

Doaa Abu Awad ◽

Debra K. Creedy ◽

Jenny Gamble

Keyword(s):

Postpartum Depression ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Refugee Women ◽

Syrian Refugee

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Early Marriage and Barriers to Contraception among Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon: A Qualitative Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph14080836 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. 836 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Zeinab Cherri ◽

Julita Gil Cuesta ◽

Jose Rodriguez-Llanes ◽

Debarati Guha-Sapir

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Early Marriage ◽

Refugee Women ◽

Syrian Refugee

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Invisible Lives: Gender, Dispossession, and Precarity amongst Syrian Refugee Women in the Middle East

Refuge ◽

10.7202/1050853ar ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nergis Canefe

Keyword(s):

Asylum Seekers ◽

Work Experiences ◽

Life Chances ◽

Refugee Women ◽

Syrian Refugee ◽

Illegal Migrants ◽

Forced Labour ◽

Gender Based ◽

And Gender ◽

Immigration Management

This article attends to the connections between neo-liberal and neo-developmentalist labour regimes, asylum and immigration management, and the exploitation of undocumented, refugee, and migrant women, based on the experiences of Syrian refugee women in Turkey. The concept of precarity is explored as a selectively applied strategy by states to people who lack “status” or who are unable to benefit from “membership rights.” Forced migrants, illegal migrants, and asylum seekers are directly implicated in highly precarious work experiences at the bottom end of labour markets across the Global South, becoming trapped in forced labour and human trafficking arrangements. The article establishes a link between extreme forms of migrant labour exploitation in precarious life worlds and gender-based profiling of life chances.

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Muslim Syrian refugee women’s exploration of breast cancer preventative care in a Western Canadian prairie city

International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care ◽

10.1108/ijmhsc-07-2020-0071 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Louise Racine ◽

Isil Isik Andsoy ◽

Sithokozile Maposa

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Health Care Policy ◽

Preventative Care ◽

Positive Health ◽

Canadian Prairie ◽

Content Type ◽

Refugee Women ◽

Syrian Refugee

Purpose This paper aims to discuss the barriers to preventative breast cancer screening (BCS) among Muslim Syrian refugee women in a Western Canadian Prairie city. Design/methodology/approach Situated within a larger mixed-method study aimed at identifying barriers and facilitators to breast cancer (BC) preventative practices, the authors interviewed three key informants to get an in-depth understanding of the cultural, religious and social factors affecting knowledge of BC and BCS practices among Muslim Syrian refugee women. Findings Qualitative findings confirm quantitative results revealing that knowledge about BC and cultural and religious barriers on gender might translate into poor health outcomes for Muslim Syrian refugee women in a Western Canadian city. Research limitations/implications This research has limitations related to the sample size and the lack of generalizability to all refugee women. Results indicate the need to develop culturally tailored intervention programs to increase breast awareness and participation in breast-self-examination, clinical breast examination and mammography. The study has implications for health-care policy. Muslim Syrian refugee women need to be educated about BC upon arrival in Canada to counteract low participation rates, promote positive health outcomes and decrease potential costs to the health-care system. Originality/value Evidence on Muslim Syrian refugee women’s knowledge and beliefs on BC is sparse. This study addressed this gap by documenting a lack of knowledge and barriers to BCS among Muslim Syrian refugee women.

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