Abstract
To better understand Australia-dwelling Middle Eastern women's lack of service utilization in cardiovascular health, we undertook a study to investigate their understandings and meanings of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors. Eight focus groups were conducted in community settings with Turkish, Persian, and Arab women. We found that the women understated their risk of CVD, faced many barriers in reducing their risks, and perceived stress as the most significant contributor to CVD. Women described their stress as primarily emanating from issues surrounding.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 723-745 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Health Care for Women International |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Australia
- Muslim women
- cardiovascular system
- diseases
- health attitudes
- medical care
- middle easterners
- stress (psychology)
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