Health and well-being of women migrating from Muslim-dominated countries to the United States.

Kamimura, A., Pye, M., Sin, K., Nourian, M., Assanik, N., Stoddard, M., & Frost, C. J., (2018). Health and well-being of women migrating from Muslim-dominated countries to the United States.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 29(1), 337-348.

• The purpose of this study was to examine the health and well-being of women migrating from predominantly Muslim countries to the U.S. Participants completed a paper survey on the following topics from June to December in 2016 (N=102): depression, physical functioning, self-reported general health, experiences with health care, and demographic characteristics. There were several women's health-related issues: low rates for mammography and Pap smear screening, and preference for female physicians and/or physicians from the same culture. Only one-third of the participants had received a physical exam in the past year, and having done so was related to higher levels of depression and worse physical functioning. The participants who were not in a refugee camp reported higher levels of depression than those who were.

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