Screening tools for depressed mood after childbirth in UK-based South Asian women: a systematic review

ObjectivesThe aim of this review was to identify the cultural, social, structural and behavioural factors that influence asymptomatic breast and cervical cancer screening attendance in South Asian populations, in order to improve uptake and propose priorities for further research.DesignA systematic review of the literature for inductive, comparative, prospective and intervention studies. We searched the following databases: MEDLINE/In-Process, Web of Science, EMBASE, SCOPUS, CENTRAL, CDSR, CINAHL, PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES from database inception to 23 January 2018. The review included studies on the cultural, social, structural and behavioural factors that influence asymptomatic breast and cervical cancer screening attendance and cervical smear testing (Papanicolaou test) in South Asian populations and those published in the English language. The framework analysis method was used and themes were drawn out following the thematic analysis method.SettingsAsymptomatic breast or cervical screening.ParticipantsSouth Asian women, including Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bhutanese, Maldivian and Nepali populations.Results51 included studies were published between 1991 and 2018. Sample sizes ranged from 25 to 38 733 and participants had a mean age of 18 to 83 years. Our review showed that South Asian women generally had lower screening rates than host country women. South Asian women had poorer knowledge of cancer and cancer prevention and experienced more barriers to screening. Cultural practices and assumptions influenced understandings of cancer and prevention, emphasising the importance of host country cultures and healthcare systems.ConclusionsHigh-quality research on screening attendance is required using prospective designs, where objectively validated attendance is predicted from cultural understandings, beliefs, norms and practices, thus informing policy on targeting relevant public health messages to the South Asian communities about screening for cancer.PROSPERO registration numberCSD 42015025284.

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A Systematic Review of Intimate Partner Violence Interventions Impacting South Asian Women in the United States

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/1524838020957987 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 152483802095798

Author(s):

Saumya Tripathi ◽

Sameena Azhar

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

South Asian ◽

Partner Violence ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

Asian Women ◽

South Asian Women

This systematic review is the first published attempt to synthesize literature pertaining to intimate partner violence (IPV) interventions impacting South Asian women in the United States. Applying the conceptual framework of intersectionality, the goals of this review are to (1) understand current trends, intervention modalities, and areas of focus within IPV interventions targeting South Asian communities in the United States and (2) to identify gaps in the address of IPV among these communities. Using the Cochrane Handbook and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we searched 35 databases and identified 12 research studies. Our study included a collective sample of 318 South Asian IPV survivors and 25 organizations. Findings underscore that there are minimal IPV interventions available to South Asian women living in the United States. Most interventions have not been systematically evaluated, making their efficacy questionable. Those that reported outcome evaluation, namely recurrence of IPV, demonstrated limited efficacy. IPV research on South Asian women often dismisses financial concerns in light of cultural dimensions impacting IPV. Given that financial dependence is a major driver of violence against South Asian women, scholars must question the efficacy of available interventions that cannot foster the social and economic security of IPV survivors. Without sufficient attention to the intersecting social, cultural, and economic challenges that South Asian women face in abusive relationships, the efficacy of IPV interventions will remain limited.

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Effects of maternal anthropometrics on pregnancy outcomes in South Asian women: a systematic review

Obesity Reviews ◽

10.1111/obr.12636 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 485-500 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

E. Slack ◽

J. Rankin ◽

D. Jones ◽

N. Heslehurst

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

South Asian ◽

Pregnancy Outcomes ◽

Asian Women ◽

South Asian Women

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Risk of developing Type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Asian women with history of gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.4103/ijem.ijem_57_21 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 176

Author(s):

SharvilS Gadve ◽

Sneha Chavanda ◽

AriditaDatta Mukherjee ◽

Sahid Aziz ◽

Ameya Joshi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽

South Asian ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Asian Women ◽

South Asian Women ◽

History Of

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(Un)Settling Imagined Lands

The Oxford Handbook of Methods for Public Scholarship ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190274481.013.36 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 174-208

Author(s):

Kakali Bhattacharya

Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

Empirical Work ◽

Asian Women ◽

South Asian Women ◽

The South ◽

Global North ◽

Research Praxis ◽

Global Agenda ◽

Academic Discourses

De/colonial methodologies and ontoepistemologies have gained popularity in the academic discourses emerging from Global North perspectives over the last decade. However, such perspectives often erase the broader global agenda of de/colonizing research, praxis, and activism that could be initiated and engaged with beyond the issue of land repatriation, as that is not the only agenda in de/colonial initiatives. In this chapter, I coin a framework, Par/Des(i), with six tenets, and offer three actionable methodological turns grounded in transnational de/colonial ontoepistemologies. I locate, situate, and trace the Par/Des(i) framework within the South Asian diasporic discourses and lived realities as evidenced from my empirical work with transnational South Asian women, my community, and my colleagues. Therefore, I offer possibilities of being, knowing, and enacting de/colonizing methodologies in our work, when engaging with the Par/Des(i) framework, with an invitation for an expanded conversation.

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Gestational diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study of lived experiences of South Asian immigrant women and perspectives of their health care providers in Melbourne, Australia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-021-03981-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mridula Bandyopadhyay

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Gestational Diabetes ◽

South Asian ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Self Management ◽

Asian Women ◽

Care Providers ◽

South Asian Women

Abstract Background South Asian women are at a high risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus than other women in Australia. Gestational diabetes affects up to 14–19% of all pregnancies among South Asian, South East Asian, and Arabic populations placing women at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Although, gestational diabetes resolves after childbirth, women with gestational diabetes are up to seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes within five to ten years of the index pregnancy. Increasingly, South Asian women are being diagnosed with gestational diabetes in Australia. Therefore, we aimed to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of South Asian women and their experiences of self-management and their health care providers’ perspectives of treatment strategies. Methods Using an ethnographic qualitative research methodology, semi-structured one-on-one, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 21 health care providers involved in gestational diabetes management and treatment from the three largest tertiary level maternity hospitals in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In-depth interviews were conducted with 23 South Asian women post diagnosis between 24–28 weeks gestation in pregnancy. Results Health care providers had challenges in providing care to South Asian women. The main challenge was to get women to self-manage their blood glucose levels with lifestyle modification. Whilst, women felt self-management information provided were inadequate and inappropriate to their needs. Women felt ‘losing control over their pregnancy’, because of being preoccupied with diet and exercise to control their blood glucose level. Conclusions The gestational diabetes clinical practice at the study hospitals were unable to meet consumer expectations. Health care providers need to be familiar of diverse patient cultures, rather than applying the current ‘one size fits all’ approach that failed to engage and meet the needs of immigrant and ethnic women. Future enabling strategies should aim to co-design and develop low Glycaemic Index diet plans of staple South Asian foods and lifestyle modification messages.

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