With the increase of foreign residents in Japan, most of them are suffering from inadequate health information. In reference to an ethnography, we conducted fieldwork using a participant observation and… Click to show full abstract
With the increase of foreign residents in Japan, most of them are suffering from inadequate health information. In reference to an ethnography, we conducted fieldwork using a participant observation and an interview with 36 foreign Muslim women. Our study clarified they especially needed health information on childcare because of a lack of such information in their native languages, and needed the support of Japanese Muslims because of problems in communication with healthcare personnel.
Keywords:
health information;
health;
muslim women;
sharing among;
information sharing;
information
Journal Title: Studies in health technology and informatics
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Studies in health technology and informatics
Year Published: 2019
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