The healthcare experiences of Arab Israeli women in a reformed healthcare system

Elnekave, Eldad; Gross, Revital

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.005

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“…In a random telephone survey in Israel of 9352 persons carried out in 2007 Arabs more often reported visiting a family physician than a specialist compared with Jews. The authors conclude that a different pattern of utilization of health care services exists that is not explained by differences in socioeconomic levels [39]. A study from Kuwait revealed differences in access to primary health centres among different nationals.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Specific patterns of help-seeking behaviour have been identified among people with minority ethnic backgrounds in the region. For example, it has been reported that Arab Israeli women tend to rely more on emergency services than do Jewish Israeli women [34]. Language barriers have also been shown to limit access to health care among ethnic minorities [35].…”

Section: Ethnicity and Racementioning

confidence: 99%

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Access and barriers to health care delivery in Arab countries: a review

Nm¹

2012

Easter Mediterr Health J

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This paper reviews some of the main obstacles encountered by the population (or rather by different social groups) in accessing health services in Arab countries. These obstacles can be social and cultural, administrative and organizational or financial and may impact on gender and ethnic groups to different degrees. Governments are urged to address the health inequalities that result from these obstacles and promote equity, solidarity and fairness through social policies that enhance social and national development. RÉSUMÉ Le présent article examine certains des principaux obstacles rencontrés par la population (ou plutôt différents groupes sociaux) pour accéder aux services de santé dans les pays arabes. Ces obstacles peuvent être d'ordre social, culturel, administratif, organisationnel ou financier et avoir un impact sur la population en fonction du sexe et de l'ethnie à des degrés divers. Les gouvernements sont instamment priés de s'attaquer aux inégalités en santé engendrées par ces obstacles et de promouvoir l'équité, la solidarité et la justice au moyen de politiques sociales qui renforcent le développement social et national.

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Section: Nationalitymentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Ethnicity and Racementioning

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Access and barriers to health care delivery in Arab countries: a review

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2012

Easter Mediterr Health J

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“…At present, females within the younger generations in Wadi Ara are educated in the same way as males; they also enjoy higher health literacy and find employment outside the home (Elnekave and Gross, 2004;Okun and Friedlander, 2005. Given this, gender differences in MMSE may disappear in a few decades.…”

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Education effects on cognitive function in a healthy aged Arab population

Inzelberg

Schechtman

Abuful

et al. 2006

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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“…The highest rates of attempted suicide among Israeli-Arabs are currently found among 15-29 years old women [21,29,50], who tend to live in a highly patriarchal society where women's rights are relatively few [53]. Attempted suicide in the Arab population may represent a means to convey emotional distress, rather than a wish to die [29].…”

Section: Suicide In Israeli Arabsmentioning

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“…Attempted suicide in the Arab population may represent a means to convey emotional distress, rather than a wish to die [29]. Thus, the rise in deliberate self-harm behaviors in young, likely married, Arab women in recent years may constitute one of a few means they have to convey, albeit indirectly, their distress, as well as their wish not to have to accept anymore their problematic life conditions [29,53].…”

Section: Suicide In Israeli Arabsmentioning

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Suicide in Judaism with a Special Emphasis on Modern Israel

Witztum

Stein

2012

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Judaism considers the duty of preserving life as a paramount injunction. Specific injunctions against suicide appear in the Bible, Talmud, and thereafter. Nevertheless, Jewish tradition emphasizes that one should let himself be killed rather than violate cardinal rules of Jewish law. Mitigating circumstances are found for the six deaths by suicide mentioned in the Bible, for example to account for one's sins, or avoid shameful death. Heroic suicide is praised throughout the Jewish history, from the suicide of Samson and the collective suicide in Masada, to the collective readiness of Jews in Medieval times and during the Holocaust to kill themselves rather than succumb to their enemies. Suicide rates for Jews are lower than those of Protestants and Catholics. Similarly, suicide rates in Israel are lower in comparison to Europe and North America, although being higher than those in most Moslem Asian and North African countries. This low rate of suicide is found in Jewish Israelis of all ages, including in adolescents. Elevated suicidal risk may be found in specific sub-populations, including male Israeli soldiers, immigrants from the former USSR and Ethiopia, in particular adolescent immigrants from the former USSR, elderly Holocaust survivors, and young Israel-Arab women. The meaning of these findings is discussed according to different socio-cultural perspectives. 726"Of all religions, Judaism counts the fewest suicides, yet in none other is education so general . . . But if the Jew manages to be both well instructed and very disinclined to suicide, it is because of the special origin of his desire for knowledge. It is a general law that religious minorities, in order to protect themselves better against the hate to which they are exposed, or merely through a sort of emulation, try to surpass in knowledge the population surrounding them . . . Primitive in certain respects, in others [the Jew] is an intellectual and man of culture. He thus combines the advantages of the severe discipline characteristic of small and ancient groups, with the benefits of the intense culture enjoyed by our great society. He has all the intelligence of modern man without sharing his despair" [1].

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The healthcare experiences of Arab Israeli women in a reformed healthcare system

Cited by 37 publications

References 38 publications

Access and barriers to health care delivery in Arab countries: a review

Access and barriers to health care delivery in Arab countries: a review

Education effects on cognitive function in a healthy aged Arab population

Suicide in Judaism with a Special Emphasis on Modern Israel

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