Formal help-seeking in intimate partner violence among Spanish-born and immigrant women in Spain: A focus group study.
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23145
Abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem. In Spain, although the prevalence of IPV is greater in immigrant women than in Spanish-born women, immigrant women seem to access services to a lesser extent.… read more here.
Keywords: help seeking; spanish born; intimate partner; partner violence ... See more keywords
Breast cancer screening and immigrant women-A scoping review of attendance, knowledge, barriers and facilitators.
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DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1865
Abstract: AIM The aim of this study was to summarize the latest research reports about immigrant women and attendance in breast cancer screening. DESIGN Scoping review. METHODS Literature searches were made in CINAHL, PubMed, Web of… read more here.
Keywords: barriers facilitators; immigrant women; breast cancer; cancer screening ... See more keywords
Obstetric and perinatal outcomes among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Berlin, Germany
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DOI: 10.1007/s00404-017-4450-5
Abstract: BackgroundIn Germany, regular immigrants and their descendants have legal and financial access to health care equal to the general citizenry. Nonetheless, some of their health outcomes are comparatively unfavorable, and that is only partially explained… read more here.
Keywords: immigrant women; berlin germany; non immigrant; obstetric perinatal ... See more keywords
Health of International Marriage Immigrant Women in South Korea: A Systematic Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0604-6
Abstract: International marriage migration is now one of the most prominent forms of migration in Asia, and the number of women migrating to South Korea for marriage has increased dramatically in the last two decades. In… read more here.
Keywords: immigrant women; marriage; international marriage; south korea ... See more keywords
Understanding the Pap Testing Behaviors of African Immigrant Women in Developed Countries: A Systematic Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-01119-x
Abstract: Background African immigrant (AI) women remain burdened by cervical cancer, but the prevalence and correlates of Pap testing remains unclear in this population. Objective To review studies on the prevalence and determinants of Pap testing… read more here.
Keywords: immigrant women; african immigrant; among women; review ... See more keywords
Reasons for a Lower Rate of Epidural Anesthesia During Birth for Immigrant Women in the Eyes of Medical Staff: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-022-01357-1
Abstract: Various studies have shown that immigrant women in comparison to non-immigrant women of the same parity have lower rates of epidural anesthesia (EDA). Data from two studies on immigrant obstetric care in Berlin, Germany were… read more here.
Keywords: immigrant women; birth; medical staff; rate ... See more keywords
Training to Act (Formar para Actuar): Peer-to-Peer Education to Promote Health Among Vulnerable Immigrant Women in Barcelona (Spain)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-025-01732-8
Abstract: “Formar para actuar” (FxA; “Training to act”) is an innovative peer-to-peer educational program that employs a training-action model with a gender and intercultural perspective. The program aims to enhance knowledge and empower immigrant women to… read more here.
Keywords: peer; formar para; training; program ... See more keywords
Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Immigrant Women in Coastal South Carolina
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-017-0404-7
Abstract: ObjectivesThis study aims to examine prevalence and correlates of cervical cancer screening utilization and adherence among a growing population of Hispanic immigrant women in coastal South Carolina.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of 196 women to… read more here.
Keywords: immigrant women; hispanic immigrant; women coastal; cancer screening ... See more keywords
Personal Networks and Cervical Cancer Screening among Black Immigrant Women.
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02231-6
Abstract: Prior research has linked personal network characteristics with cancer screening uptake including Papanicolaou (Pap) screening, but less is known about the experiences of Black immigrant women (BIW) in the USA. We examined the relationship between… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; cancer screening; network; immigrant women ... See more keywords
Use of labour neuraxial analgesia according to maternal immigration status: a national cross-sectional retrospective population-based study in France.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.08.011
Abstract: BACKGROUND Disparities in neuraxial analgesia use for childbirth by maternal origin have been reported in high-resource countries. We explored the association between maternal immigrant status (characterised separately by geographic continental origin and Human Development Index… read more here.
Keywords: status; immigrant women; analgesia use; neuraxial analgesia ... See more keywords
Modern health worries in Pakistani immigrant women in Oslo, Norway
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.01.003
Abstract: Abstract Background The main study objective was to investigate modern health worries (MHW) in a group of Pakistani immigrant women in Norway, and to compare it with a group of ethnic Norwegian women. A further… read more here.
Keywords: immigrant women; modern health; education; health ... See more keywords