| Title |
Cultural Background and Socioeconomic Influence of Immigrant and Refugee Women Coping with Postpartum Depression
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10903-012-9663-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joyce Maureen O’Mahony, Tam Truong Donnelly, Shelley Raffin Bouchal, David Este |
| Abstract |
Postpartum depression is a serious condition that can have long lasting traumatic effects on women and their families. Until recently postpartum depression research has focused more on the population as a whole rather than refugee and immigrant women. Informed by Kleinman's explanatory model and the postcolonial feminist perspective, 30 immigrant and refugee women were interviewed to find out what factors influenced them in seeking postpartum care and what strategies would be helpful in prevention and treatment of postpartum depression. We found that the immigrant and refugee women in our sample: (a) were influenced by both cultural background and socioeconomic factors in seeking support and treatment; (b) were influenced by cultural differences and social stigma when making decisions about health care practices; and (c) employed numerous coping strategies to deal with postpartum depression. Recommendations are provided for more culturally appropriate and equitable mental health care services for immigrant and refugee women living in Canada. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 320 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 67 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 42 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 30 | 9% |
| Researcher | 25 | 8% |
| Other | 49 | 15% |
| Unknown | 74 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 64 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 45 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 40 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 32 | 10% |
| Unknown | 78 | 24% |
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