Tai Dam health care practices: Asian refugee women in Iowa

Maternal health experiences on respectful and adequate care of immigrant women: A prospective multicenter study

“…Prior studies have found that women who are refugees tend to have fewer prenatal care visits 13,14 Our results support the available literature. Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits 15 . Banke‐Thomas et al.…”

“…Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits. 15 Banke-Thomas et al investigated the factors causing Somali refugees to delay seeking medical care and revealed that 81% of participants cited lack of health insurance. 16 However, that is not the case in our studied population.…”

Maternal health experiences on respectful and adequate care of immigrant women: A prospective multicenter study

“…Prior studies have found that women who are refugees tend to have fewer prenatal care visits 13,14 Our results support the available literature. Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits 15 . Banke‐Thomas et al.…”

“…Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits. 15 Banke-Thomas et al investigated the factors causing Somali refugees to delay seeking medical care and revealed that 81% of participants cited lack of health insurance. 16 However, that is not the case in our studied population.…”

Healthcare Barriers of Refugees Post-resettlement

“…Cultural beliefs surrounding gender affected the comfort-level of women from many refugee groups in seeking care from health care providers of the opposite sex [ 30 ]. Studies have indicated that culturally sensitive prenatal care improves access to and utilization of that care [ 30 , 31 ]. Therefore, it is imperative that health care providers working with the refugee population are culturally sensitive and also inform their patients of treatment and care options, when available—which should help empower refugees in their interactions with the health care system.…”

Controlling parasites, understanding practices: The biosocial complexity of a One Health intervention for neglected zoonotic helminths in northern Lao PDR

“…A Tai-speaking people from the Lao Loum (lowland Lao) ethnic group, the Tai Dam (or Black Tai) are found in northern Lao PDR, Vietnam, Thailand and China with a migrant population in the United States. Similar to other ethnic minority groups in the region, the Tai Dam are suspicious of government interventions and, unlike the majority of lowland peoples, are animists with distinct spiritual and medical beliefs (Bell and Whiteford, 1987;Kashinaga, 2009;Scott, 2009). …”

Maternal health experiences on respectful and adequate care of immigrant women: A prospective multicenter study

“…Prior studies have found that women who are refugees tend to have fewer prenatal care visits 13,14 Our results support the available literature. Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits 15 . Banke‐Thomas et al.…”

“…Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits. 15 Banke-Thomas et al investigated the factors causing Somali refugees to delay seeking medical care and revealed that 81% of participants cited lack of health insurance. 16 However, that is not the case in our studied population.…”

Healthcare Barriers of Refugees Post-resettlement

“…Cultural beliefs surrounding gender affected the comfort-level of women from many refugee groups in seeking care from health care providers of the opposite sex [ 30 ]. Studies have indicated that culturally sensitive prenatal care improves access to and utilization of that care [ 30 , 31 ]. Therefore, it is imperative that health care providers working with the refugee population are culturally sensitive and also inform their patients of treatment and care options, when available—which should help empower refugees in their interactions with the health care system.…”

Controlling parasites, understanding practices: The biosocial complexity of a One Health intervention for neglected zoonotic helminths in northern Lao PDR

“…A Tai-speaking people from the Lao Loum (lowland Lao) ethnic group, the Tai Dam (or Black Tai) are found in northern Lao PDR, Vietnam, Thailand and China with a migrant population in the United States. Similar to other ethnic minority groups in the region, the Tai Dam are suspicious of government interventions and, unlike the majority of lowland peoples, are animists with distinct spiritual and medical beliefs (Bell and Whiteford, 1987;Kashinaga, 2009;Scott, 2009). …”

Maternal health experiences on respectful and adequate care of immigrant women: A prospective multicenter study

“…Prior studies have found that women who are refugees tend to have fewer prenatal care visits 13,14 Our results support the available literature. Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits 15 . Banke‐Thomas et al.…”

“…Access to insurance is found to be an important factor for refugee women not to postpone visits. 15 Banke-Thomas et al investigated the factors causing Somali refugees to delay seeking medical care and revealed that 81% of participants cited lack of health insurance. 16 However, that is not the case in our studied population.…”

Healthcare Barriers of Refugees Post-resettlement

“…Cultural beliefs surrounding gender affected the comfort-level of women from many refugee groups in seeking care from health care providers of the opposite sex [ 30 ]. Studies have indicated that culturally sensitive prenatal care improves access to and utilization of that care [ 30 , 31 ]. Therefore, it is imperative that health care providers working with the refugee population are culturally sensitive and also inform their patients of treatment and care options, when available—which should help empower refugees in their interactions with the health care system.…”

Controlling parasites, understanding practices: The biosocial complexity of a One Health intervention for neglected zoonotic helminths in northern Lao PDR

“…A Tai-speaking people from the Lao Loum (lowland Lao) ethnic group, the Tai Dam (or Black Tai) are found in northern Lao PDR, Vietnam, Thailand and China with a migrant population in the United States. Similar to other ethnic minority groups in the region, the Tai Dam are suspicious of government interventions and, unlike the majority of lowland peoples, are animists with distinct spiritual and medical beliefs (Bell and Whiteford, 1987;Kashinaga, 2009;Scott, 2009). …”