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Cultural Traditions And The Reproductive Health Of Somali Refugees And Immigrants, Nancy S. Deyo
Cultural Traditions And The Reproductive Health Of Somali Refugees And Immigrants, Nancy S. Deyo
Master's Theses
Millions of Somalis began fleeing their country in 1991 to escape the civil war. The largest Diaspora of Somali refugees in the United States currently reside in Minnesota. Utilizing a qualitative research approach, four focus groups with 25 Somali women, two focus groups with 12 Somali men, one focus group with Somali religious leaders and seven in-depth interviews with American healthcare professionals were conducted in Minneapolis to help develop culturally sensitive reproductive health programs for Somali mothers. Twenty key distinctions between Somali cultural traditions and Western medicine were identified. For many Somali women, prenatal care is a new concept. There …