"Sleeping in a boundary" constructing the meaning of health in a refugee camp. Issue 7 (20th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hoffman, Sarah J.; Stich, Jaci; Musani, Sidhra; Robertson, Cheryl L.
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 40:Issue 7/8/9(2019)
• Page Start: 744
• Page End: 760
• Publication Date: 2019-08-20
• 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: 10.1080/07399332.2019.1568439
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

Abstract: Sociopolitical discourses surrounding refugee migration and resettlement are characterized by divisiveness, assumptions, and fear. When these discussions are grounded in the narratives of women refugees a deeper understanding of issues impacting health, family, and resilience emerges. We examine how 26 Karen women living in camps along the Thai-Burma border construct meaning around health, in relation to livelihoods. Through directed content analysis, themes emerged: precursors to achieving health, health and livelihoods, and position and agency. Women identified barriers and facilitators to health, identified a dynamic relationship between health and livelihoods, and described their position and agency in the systems they navigate.