Factors Associated with the Presence of Strong Social Supports in Bhutanese Refugee Women During Pregnancy.
Maternal and child health; Public health; Refugee health; Social support
Social support may mitigate stress related to the refugee experience, including during resettlement. For refugee women, social support can play an important role during pregnancy. In-depth interviews were conducted within a sample of 45 Bhutanese refugee women. Perceived social support was measured using the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire. Averaged social support scores are reported to account for personal network size. Participants were identified as "low support" and "high support" based on their reported score. The mean social support score reported was 18.9. Participants experiencing a secondary resettlement within the U.S. were 4.52 (95% CI 1.19-17.15) times as likely to report a "high support" network compared to participants who resettled directly from Nepal. Personal social networks are an important source of support for resettled refugee women during pregnancy in the U.S.. Refugee women who experience secondary resettlement may perceive stronger support from their personal connections.
Kingsbury Diana M; Bhatta Madhav P; Castellani Brian; Khanal Aruna; Jefferis Eric; Hallam Jeffrey S
Journal of immigrant and minority health
2018
2018-07
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0790-x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/s10903-018-0790-x</a>
The Personal Social Networks of Resettled Bhutanese Refugees During Pregnancy in the United States: A Social Network Analysis.
Bhutan; Communication; Community health; Extended Family; Female; Human; Interpersonal Relations; Interviews; Maternal and child health; Ohio; Pregnancy; Psychological; Qualitative Studies; Refugees; Refugees – Psychosocial Factors – In Pregnancy; Social network analysis; Social Networks – Utilization – United States; Social support; Stress; United States
Women comprise 50% of the refugee population, 25% of whom are of reproductive age. Female refugees are at risk for experiencing significant hardships associated with the refugee experience, including after resettlement. For refugee women, the strength of their personal social networks can play an important role in mitigating the stress of resettlement and can be an influential source of support during specific health events, such as pregnancy. A personal social network analysis was conducted among 45 resettled Bhutanese refugee women who had given birth within the past 2 years in the Akron Metropolitan Area of Northeast Ohio. Data were collected using in-depth interviews conducted in Nepali over a
Kingsbury Diana M; Bhatta Madhav P; Castellani Brian; Khanal Aruna; Jefferis Eric; S Hallam Jeffery
Journal of community health
2018
2018-12
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-018-0518-9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/s10900-018-0518-9</a>