Impact of COVID-19 on Women Who Are Refugees and Mothering: A Critical Ethnographic Study
| dc.contributor.author | Shela Akbar Ali Hirani | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joan Wagner | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-27T17:51:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-27T17:51:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-01 | |
| dc.description | © The Author(s) 2022. Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | |
| dc.description.abstract | Refugee women often experience trauma and social disconnection in a new country and are at risk of experiencing reduced physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Globally, COVID-19 has affected the health and well-being of the population at large. This critical ethnographic study aimed to explore the effects of COVID-19 on women who are refugees and mothering in Saskatchewan, Canada. In-depth interviews were undertaken with 27 women who are refugees and mothering young children aged 2 years and under. This study suggests that during COVID-19, refugee women are at high risk of experiencing add-on stressors due to isolation, difficulty in accessing health care, COVID-19-related restrictions in hospitals, limited follow-up care, limited social support, financial difficulties, and compromised nutrition. During COVID-19, collaborative efforts by nurses, other health-care professionals, and governmental and non-governmental organizations are essential to provide need-based mental health support, skills-building programs, nutritional counseling, and follow-up care to this vulnerable group. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) [grant number 5212]. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hirani, S. A., & Wagner, J. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on Women who are Refugees and Mothering: A Critical Ethnographic Study. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. DOI: 10.1177/23333936221121335 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/23333936221121335 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2333-3936 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2333-3936 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10294/16138 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Global Qualitative Nursing Research | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | Impact of COVID-19 on Women Who Are Refugees and Mothering: A Critical Ethnographic Study | |
| dc.type | journal-article | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 9 |