SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN S EXPERIENCES FOLLOWING ABNORMAL PAP SMEAR RESULTS : Exploration of Canadian South Asian immigrant women's experiences and perceptions with the receipt of abnormal Pap Smears from t

ISBN-13: 9783639151428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 108 str.

Savitri Singh-Carlson

Opis

This ethnographic study approached this problem byexamining South Asian women s descriptions of theirexperiences of receiving abnormal Pap test resultsand of their follow-up diagnostic evaluations.Littleinformation exists about women''s experiencesfollowing abnormal cervical screening resultsparticularly within the context of current healthcare services and structures, and regarding theirperceptions of the adequacy of the information,counseling and support provided.Obvious issues suchas language, cultural values, and beliefs, along withunderlying societal, individual and institutionalfactors that co-exist with health care providers ability to effectively communicate were described bythe participants. Although some health providersattempt to provide culturally sensitive careincluding the use of interpreters andlanguage-specific printed information for women whodo not speak English, others lack the resources toprovide such care.Obvious issues such as language,cultural values, and beliefs, along with underlyingsocietal, individual and institutional factors thatco-exist with health providers ability toeffectively communicate were described by theparticipants.

O autorze

Savitri is a South Asian woman who loves teaching, nursing and
research. Her passion for research in cancer care for vulnerable
populations came from the loss of her mother who died at 49 of
breast cancer. There are those who are caught between cultures
and cannot voice their suffering because no one can understand
them - for them you give respect.