Women's health in northern British Columbia: the role of geography and gender.

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  • Beverly D Leipert
  • Linda Reutter
چکیده

INTRODUCTION Although research interest in women's health is growing, much of the literature does not sufficiently describe the importance of geography and gender for the health of women. This qualitative study explored factors in the northern Canadian context that influence women's health by interviewing 25 women in northern Canada. RESULTS Findings reveal that the importance of the northern context for women's health can be attributed to the north's historical location, and its physical, sociocultural and political environments. The northern context contributes to the marginalization of northern women that is characterized by isolation, limited options, limited power and being silenced. CONCLUSION Health care practice and policy must attend to contextual as well as individual and sociocultural factors if women's health is to be advanced in northern settings.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Canadian journal of rural medicine : the official journal of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada = Journal canadien de la medecine rurale : le journal officiel de la Societe de medecine rurale du Canada

دوره 10 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005