• Health Care Women Int · Apr 2007

    The health of female Iranian immigrants in Sweden: a qualitative six-year follow-up study.

    • Akhavan Sharareh, Bildt Carina, and Wamala Sarah.
    • National Institute for Working Life, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden. sharareh.akhavan@telia.com
    • Health Care Women Int. 2007 Apr 1; 28 (4): 339-59.

    AbstractImmigration affects life and health in many different ways. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze female Iranian immigrants' perception of various factors that influence their health over time. Data collection was based on semistructured interviews with 10 female Iranian immigrants. Baseline interviews were conducted in 1996, with follow-up interviews in 2002. The results suggest that during the first decade after migration, female immigrants may overcome some health-related factors such as experiences of traumatic events. Other health determinants such as unemployment or experiences of discrimination and racism, however, were observed even two decades after migration.

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