Patterns of changes in men's health from demographic indicators and epidemiologic
Titelübersetzung:Patrones de cambios en la salud de los hombres de indicadores demográfica y epidemiológica
Autor/in:
Santos, Vanessa Cruz; Santos, Mayra Gomes; Vilela, Alba Benemérita Alves; Nery, Adriana Alves; Casotti, Cezar Augusto; Boery, Eduardo Nagib
Quelle: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 2, S 2569-2581
Inhalt: Objective: to analyze patterns of change on human health in the period 2006 to 2010 through demographic and epidemiological indicators. Method: an epidemiological study, descriptive subsidized on data from the Department of Computer Science of SUS (DATASUS) of the Ministry of Health, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and Integrated System of Penitentiary Information, in the period 2006 to 2010. For the tables and data analysis tools developed by DATASUS were used - TabWin and TabNet, besides the program Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Results: among the indicators of morbidity and mortality, the result from external causes in all kinds were growing in the studied years and higher in males population compared to female. Conclusion: the health problems most prevalent in the male population are preventable, then, health education can contribute in changing the behavioral and cultural profile of this population, which has negative consequences to their health.
Schlagwörter:Gesundheit; health; Epidemiologie; epidemiology; demographische Faktoren; demographic factors; Gesundheitspolitik; health policy; gender; woman; Mann; man; Vergleich; comparison; Sterblichkeit; mortality; Krankheit; illness; Gesundheitserziehung; health education; Gesundheitsverhalten; health behavior; kulturelle Faktoren; cultural factors
SSOAR Kategorie:Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Gesundheitspolitik
Quelle: Journal of Public Health, 18 (2010) 5, S 489-496
Inhalt: Aim: This study aimed to describe perceptions and experiences related to access and utilization of health care services of African and Brazilian immigrant women in Portugal. Subjects and methods: Six focus groups were conducted with 35 African and Brazilian women with low income and living in Lisbon, chosen through purposive sampling. Content analysis was undertaken through identification of themes and categories. Results: African and Brazilian women expressed different perceptions and patterns of use of health care services. Most participants pointed out several barriers to access and utilization of services related to legal issues, economic constraints or health professionals' attitudes. Conclusion: These results highlight the challenges to providing health care within a multicultural setting and the need to assure the provision of integrated and comprehensive health care services. Improving access to general health care is essential in order to minimize disadvantages from vulnerable subgroups, like immigrant women. Supporting better integration into the health system may lead to improved health outcomes.
Schlagwörter:perception; Afrikaner; Gesundheit; discrimination; health care delivery system; Wahrnehmung; Gesundheitswesen; African; Erfahrung; Diskriminierung; Migrant; Benchmarking; sozioökonomische Faktoren; Einwanderung; attitude; benchmarking; migrant; Krankheit; socioeconomic factors; comparison; woman; Portugal; Portugal; sociocultural factors; soziokulturelle Faktoren; immigration; health; Vergleich; illness; Einstellung; experience; Immigrant women; Perceptions; Experiences; Access and utilization of health care services
Adapted Traditions: The Case of Traditional Palestinian Women Healers in Israel
Titelübersetzung:Adaptierte Tradition: Traditionelle palästinensische Heilerinnen in Israel
Autor/in:
Popper-Giveon, Ariela
Quelle: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 10 (2009) 2, 24 S
Inhalt: Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit traditionellen palästinensischen Heilerinnen in Israel und mit den Wandlungsprozessen, denen ihre Rollen und Praktiken unterworfen sind. Verglichen werden biografische Erzählungen von Heilerinnen, die in Städten mit jüdisch-arabischer Bevölkerung in Zentral-Israel leben mit denen in Beduinen-Gemeinschaften in der Wüste Negev. Dabei wird deutlich, dass traditionelles Heilen im Zuge von Modernisierungsprozessen nicht einfach verschwunden ist, sondern spezifische Transformationen vollzogen hat. So befassen sich städtische Heilerinnen z.B. weniger mit "physischen" Problemen, für die eine "natürliche" Ursache und Behandlung angenommen wird, sondern eher mit allgemeinen Lebensproblemen bzw. mit Problemen, die als "übernatürlich" verursacht erachtet und die mit magischen und religiösen Mitteln behandelt werden. Auf diese Weise bleiben die Heilerinnen trotz erkennbarer Wandlungsprozesse Agentinnen des Bewahrens von Tradition und von Konservatismus, eine Rolle, die ihre zentrale Position in ihren Gemeinschaften fortschreibt.
Inhalt: This article examines transformations in the roles and treatment practices of traditional Palestinian women healers in Israel. Comparing narratives of women healers residing in Jewish-Arab mixed cities in central Israel with those of their counterparts in the Bedouin community of the Negev reveals that traditional healing has not disappeared as a result of modernization but rather has transformed. Urban women healers are abandoning treatment of physical problems in favor of addressing life hardships; they distance themselves from problems whose cause and treatment are considered natural and prefer those perceived as derived from supernatural causes and treated through supernatural, magical and religious means. Despite these transformations, traditional Palestinian women healers appear as agents of preservation and conservatism, a role that imbues them with a central position in their community. Hence, their place is currently secured and expected to remain so as processes of modernization and acculturation increase in intensity.
Schlagwörter:Gesundheit; female profession; modernization; role; cure; Transformation; Frauenberuf; conservatism; Heilung; Israel; Palästinenser; Konservatismus; transformation; Tradition; Israel; comparison; Palestinian; woman; sozialer Wandel; traditionelle Kultur; traditional culture; Rolle; Religion; religion; social change; tradition; health; Vergleich; Modernisierung; traditionelle Heilerinnen; Palästinenser/innen in Israel; Beduinen; Anthropoloyg, Medical Anthropology; traditional healing; women healers; social change; Palestinians in Israel; Bedouin
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Gesundheitspolitik
Predictors of work ability in occupations with psychological stress
Titelübersetzung:Vorhersage der Arbeitsfähigkeit in Berufen mit psychologischem Stress
Autor/in:
Seibt, Reingard; Spitzer, Silvia; Blank, Matthes; Scheuch, Klaus
Quelle: Journal of Public Health, 17 (2008) 1, S 9-18
Inhalt: Aim: This study aimed to detect health- and work-related predictors of poor and good work ability in teachers (TE) and office workers (OW). Method: Work ability and its influence factors were analyzed in 100 female TE and 60 female OW aged between 25 and 60 years. The work ability was evaluated with the work ability index questionnaire and the health status with the vitality measurement system®. In addition, cardiac risk factors, burnout risk, as well as the working demands and effort-reward ratio were taken into account. Predictors of work ability were analyzed by using a CHAID analysis. The number of complaints represents the best predictor to divide both occupational groups into subgroups with different work abilities (criterion variable). Results: Poor work ability is caused by many complaints and cardiovascular risk factors. By contrast, excellent work ability is associated with few complaints, the occupation “office workers,” a younger vital functional age, and the absence of burnout symptoms, which means in comparison with OW, TE have a 1.6 times higher risk for impaired work ability. Furthermore, the absence of burnout symptoms is a resource of TE, whereas OWs tend to have a younger vital functional age compared to their calendrical age. Although this analysis is able to explain 61.2% of the influence on impaired work ability, research for further causes must be undertaken. Conclusion: The results reflect the positive effect of a high educational level and a challenging job on the preservation of good work ability. Moreover, they draw the attention to the psychological and psychosocial strains of TE. TEs are exposed more frequently to feeling overstrained; this probably effects a higher retirement rate due to illness.