"Of and beyond medical consequences": Exploring health information scanning and seeking behaviors of Filipino domestic service workers in Hong Kong. Issue 8 (2nd August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bernadas, Jan Michael Alexandre C.; Jiang, L. Crystal
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 37:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 855
• Page End: 871
• Publication Date: 2016-08-02
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2015.1107071
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The increasing trend for women in developing countries to engage in international and temporary labor migration has exposed female migrant workers to health inequities. In this article, we problematize the impact of international and temporary labor migration on the health of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong by exploring their general patterns of health information acquisition. Through a series of focus group discussions with Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong, we found that employers serve as stakeholders in migration health, social networking sites can be a platform for participatory health promotion, and religious beliefs and behaviors can promote favorable health behaviors.