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Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia
Women of Refugee Background (WoRB) have been repeatedly identified as an extremely vulnerable population. Within an Australian context, WoRB are increasingly resettled to non-metropolitan locations, otherwise known as regional locations. Despite this, to date, no research has focused on the lived ex...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8069259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918579 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083942 |
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author | Hawkes, Clare Norris, Kimberley Joyce, Janine Paton, Douglas |
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description | Women of Refugee Background (WoRB) have been repeatedly identified as an extremely vulnerable population. Within an Australian context, WoRB are increasingly resettled to non-metropolitan locations, otherwise known as regional locations. Despite this, to date, no research has focused on the lived experience and challenges associated with the resettlement of WoRB to regional contexts. This study aimed to address this gap in the literature by investigating the resettlement experience of WoRB resettled in Tasmania—a state in Australia classified as a rural and regional location. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a group of 21 individuals (nine WoRB and 12 service providers). Thematic analysis identified four overarching themes—Communication Barriers and Lack of Fluency in English, Challenges Accessing Everyday Basic Needs, Loss of Connection to Culture of Origin and Inability to Access Mainstream Mental Health Services for Help. Participants also highlighted a number of unique gender-related vulnerabilities experienced during resettlement, which were exacerbated in regional locations due to health services being overstretched and under-resourced. Results of the current study are discussed in regard to policy and practical implications, taking into consideration the unique vulnerabilities experienced by WoRB, which, to date, are often overlooked. |
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spelling | pubmed-80692592021-04-26 Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia Hawkes, Clare Norris, Kimberley Joyce, Janine Paton, Douglas Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Women of Refugee Background (WoRB) have been repeatedly identified as an extremely vulnerable population. Within an Australian context, WoRB are increasingly resettled to non-metropolitan locations, otherwise known as regional locations. Despite this, to date, no research has focused on the lived experience and challenges associated with the resettlement of WoRB to regional contexts. This study aimed to address this gap in the literature by investigating the resettlement experience of WoRB resettled in Tasmania—a state in Australia classified as a rural and regional location. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a group of 21 individuals (nine WoRB and 12 service providers). Thematic analysis identified four overarching themes—Communication Barriers and Lack of Fluency in English, Challenges Accessing Everyday Basic Needs, Loss of Connection to Culture of Origin and Inability to Access Mainstream Mental Health Services for Help. Participants also highlighted a number of unique gender-related vulnerabilities experienced during resettlement, which were exacerbated in regional locations due to health services being overstretched and under-resourced. Results of the current study are discussed in regard to policy and practical implications, taking into consideration the unique vulnerabilities experienced by WoRB, which, to date, are often overlooked. MDPI 2021-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8069259/ /pubmed/33918579 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083942 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hawkes, Clare Norris, Kimberley Joyce, Janine Paton, Douglas Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia |
title | Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia |
title_full | Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia |
title_fullStr | Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia |
title_full_unstemmed | Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia |
title_short | Resettlement Stressors for Women of Refugee Background Resettled in Regional Australia |
title_sort | resettlement stressors for women of refugee background resettled in regional australia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8069259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918579 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083942 |
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