Racial/Ethnic Variations in Women's Health: The Social Embeddedness of Health

The health of women is a crucial component to family and community wellbeing. However, social work scholars have not been very engaged in research pertaining to the health needs of women. With the Grand Challenges of Social Work becoming a major element for national discussion and with the revision of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SGD) in 2015, we wondered how connected the 12 Grand Challenges and the 17 SDGs were. We searched the social work literature from 2005 to present to identify what salient publications were available about women’s health and then connected them to the current themes of the Grand Challenges and SDGs. There are no more articles to review in the social work literature. Using a feminist social work framework, we summarize the topics covered in these articles and define a call to action for more scholarly work on women’s health in the context of current national and global conversations about this social justice issue.

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Why Listen to Women: The Social and Political Context of Women's Health and Illness

Understanding Women's Recovery from Illness and Trauma ◽

10.4135/9781452220598.n1 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 1-12

Keyword(s):

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Political Context ◽

The Social ◽

Health And Illness

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged Women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.94.8.1378 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 94 (8) ◽

pp. 1378-1385 ◽

Cited By ~ 128

Author(s):

Joyce T. Bromberger ◽

Sioban Harlow ◽

Nancy Avis ◽

Howard M. Kravitz ◽

Adriana Cordal

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Ethnic Differences ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Racial Ethnic

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Health Impact of Domestic Violence Cases During Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case Study in Malang Regency of East Java

Indonesian Journal of Medical Anthropology ◽

10.32734/ijma.v2i2.6406 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 86-91

Author(s):

Suryani ◽

Atik Triratnawati

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Health Sector ◽

Health Impact ◽

Domestic Violence Victims ◽

The Social ◽

Speak Up ◽

The Impact

The impact of Covid-19 has not only affected the health sector but also economic and social sectors. In the social sector, the increase of domestic violence cases is being concern. It has a wide impact towards women’s health. This paper wants to reveal the impact of women’s health including reproductive health suffered by domestic violence victims and how they find solutions to the problems they face. Data collection was using ethnographic research methods from April to June 2021 in Malang regency. Observations and interviews were conducted towards 5 domestic violence victims and 2 associate staffs of domestic violence victims. Data analysis was carried out by classifying the data with the classification of minor, severe and reproductive health impacts. As a result, researcher found that domestic violence victims suffer health impact both physically and psychologically. Physically, they are experiencing bruises, swelling, up to stitches on the part of their body. While psychologically, they feel common to deep fear, cannot sleep well, feel insecure to experience trauma. As the impact of reproductive health, the victim suffered miscarriage. The victims are needed assistance to be brave enough to speak up and seek protection quickly and accurately.

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Racial/ethnic-specific associations of urinary phenols and parabens with adipokines in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

ISEE Conference Abstracts ◽

10.1289/isee.2021.o-to-072 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Seulbi Lee ◽

Carrie Karvonen Gutierreza ◽

William H. Hermana ◽

Bhramar Mukherjee ◽

Sung Kyun Park

Keyword(s):

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Midlife Women ◽

Racial Ethnic

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Abstract P337: The Metabolic Syndrome and Subclinical Atherosclerosis:The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.129.suppl_1.p337 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 129 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Julius O Asubonteng ◽

Jessica White ◽

Rebecca Thurston ◽

Suresh Mulukutla ◽

Stephen Wisniewski ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Subclinical Atherosclerosis ◽

Menopausal Status ◽

Midlife Women ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Racial Ethnic ◽

Subclinical Cvd

Objective: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) and subclinical CVD measures are associated with a higher risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Furthermore, individuals with MetS have a greater burden of subclinical CVD, such as the presence of carotid plaque (CP) and larger adventitial diameter (AD). Midlife women proceeding through the menopausal transition are vulnerable to developing MetS and are also at greater risk of CVD, a risk that varies by race/ethnicity. We hypothesized that there are racial/ethnic differences in the association between MetS and measures of subclinical atherosclerosis. Methods: Participants from 6 sites of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) were analyzed if they were free of clinical CVD and had measures of CP and AD at the 12th annual visit. Women were identified as having MetS if they met the criteria defined by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). Multivariable logistic and linear regression models were used to investigate the relationship of MetS with CP and AD overall and separately within each race/ethnicity group. Study site, age, height, LDL-C, smoking status, menopausal status, hormone use, and education level were included as covariates. Further analysis adjusted for inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers. Results: The 1454 women were, on average, 59.6 years old 43.5% had evidence of MetS, and 85.8% were postmenopausal. The race/ethnicity breakdown was 51.1% White, 30.3% Black, 12.7% Chinese, and 5.8% Hispanic. Overall, MetS was associated with the presence of CP and higher AD after adjusting for covariates (OR (95%): 1.65 (1.31, 2.08); β (SE): 0.344(0.035) mm, p< .0001, respectively). In race-specific models, MetS was significantly associated with AD in White, Black, Hispanic, and Chinese participants, adjusting for covariates (β (SE): 0.305 (0.043) p<.0001; 0.401(0.077) p<.0001; 0.466 (0.147) p= 0.0023; 0.291 (0.098) p = 0.0035; respectively). MetS was significantly associated with CP in White participants only (OR (95%): 1.89 (1.39, 2.57)). When high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and insulin resistance were included in the model, MetS remained significantly associated with AD in Black (0.327(0.86), p = 0.0002) and White (0.212(0.051) p<.0001) participants, and MetS remained significantly associated with CP in Whites participants (1.55 (1.08, 2.23)). Conclusion: MetS is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis, and the association varies by race/ethnicity in midlife women. This variation may help explain differences in incidence rates of CVD events between racial/ethnic groups.

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Conceptual Models for Women’s Health Research: Reclaiming Menopause As an Exemplar of Nursing’s Contributions to Feminist Scholarship

Annual Review of Nursing Research ◽

10.1891/0739-6686.19.1.29 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 29-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

LINDA C. ANDRIST ◽

KATHLEEN I. MACPHERSON

Keyword(s):

Developmental Stage ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Historical Context ◽

Health Issues ◽

Feminist Scholarship ◽

Thai Women ◽

The Social ◽

New Research ◽

Political Economic

An examination of women’s transition through menopause provides a remarkable example of nursing’s contributions to feminist scholarship. The predominant biomedical model perpetuates the idea that menopause is a deficiency disease, whereas feminist and nurse scholars have deconstructed this paradigm and have reclaimed menopause as a part of midlife women’s developmental stage. We begin this chapter with a review of the birth of women’s health scholarship as it is the foundation for theory that undergirds feminist nursing research. We then discuss the tenets of feminist scholarship. The historical context of menopause is reviewed briefly to highlight the ways in which menopause was transformed from a normal physiological event to a disease. Using this as a backdrop, we reviewed nursing studies in two emerging bodies of knowledge. We reviewed 10 studies in the area of “women reclaiming menopause” and found that over all women believe the menopausal transition is a normal developmental stage. The second area of new research looks at “menopause across cultures.” The studies of Korean, Indian, and Thai women reviewed demonstrate that similar to other health issues, the experience of Western women cannot be universalized, and most important, researchers must take into consideration the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that impact women’s experience of the menopause transition.

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