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Web End = The Description of Health Among Iraqi Refugee Women in the United States
Khlood F. Salman Lenore K. Resick
Published online: 17 May 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Abstract The purpose of this study was to understand the description of health among Iraqi women refugees, their health status, and health experiences during resettlement in the United States. Twelve women, ages 2167 years old, who resettled in the United States during or after 2003 where interviewed. The women described health as a gift determined by God, the ability to function, the absence of physical symptoms, and the need to feel safe and secure in the context of resettlement. Although the Iraqi women valued health, during the resettlement process, seeking safety and feeling secure were the foremost priorities. Findings revealed that this is a vulnerable population which has experienced the violence of war and, as a result, have unique physical, mental, economic, and social concerns related to health. Implications are for a multidisciplinary approach to best meet the unique individual health needs of this vulnerable population.
Keywords Health Iraqi refugee Women Vulnerable
populations War
Introduction
Since 2003, more than 4.5 million Iraqis have ed their homeland because of violence in Iraq. Some were displaced internally, and others ed to neighboring countries such as Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Estimates are that at least 2,000 people became homeless daily from 2003 to 2007, which is reported to be the largest Middle East refugee
crisis in history [1]. In the United States (US), the number of Iraqi refugees seeking resettlement also has increased signicantly since 2007. Based on the data reported by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (2013), the number of Iraqi refugees admitted to the United States was increased from 1,608 in 2007 to 18,016 in 2010 [2]. Approximately 52,285 Iraqis with refugee status have admitted to the United States between 2007 and 2010 [2].
The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) reported that...