Lost in translation: Reproductive Health care experiences of Somali Bantu women in Hartford, Connecticut

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 340-346

  Gurnah, Khadija ^a   Khoshnood, Kaveh ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth ^c   Yuan, Christina ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Language Line; Refugee; Reproductive health; Somali Bantu

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONNECTICUT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOMALIA; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960078253     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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