Health disparities among Burmese diaspora: an integrative review

Kim, Eunice E.; Alemi, Qais; Stempel, Carl; Siddiq, Hafifa

doi:10.1016/j.lansea.2022.100083

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“…Whilst the health of migrants has been studied to varying degrees in SEA, our research on the ethical aspects of migration health highlights a gap in research capacity and output, especially in empirical bioethics research and normative analysis. In the process of conducting this review, we found a significant number of epidemiological and socio-epidemiological studies that seek to identify differences in health and health care for different groups of migrants ( Kim et al, 2023 ; Pham et al, 2019 ; Rajaraman et al, 2020 ). A key motivation for doing epidemiological studies, which often seeks to identify disparities in different groups, is often an ethical one with aims to bring about greater health equity between host and migrant communities ( Wild & Dawson, 2018 ).…”

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Migration health ethics in Southeast Asia: a scoping review

Ng,

Kaur,

Cheah

et al. 2023

Wellcome Open Res

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Background Asia hosts the second-largest international migrant population in the world. In Southeast Asia (SEA), key types of migration are labour migration, forced migration, and environmental migration. This scoping review seeks to identify key themes and gaps in current research on the ethics of healthcare for mobile and marginalised populations in SEA, and the ethics of research involving these populations. Methods We performed a scoping review using three broad concepts: population (stateless population, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people), issues (healthcare and ethics), and context (11 countries in SEA). Three databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science) were searched from 2000 until May 2023 over a period of four months (February 2023 to May 2023). Other relevant publications were identified through citation searches, and six bioethics journals were hand searched. All searches were conducted in English, and relevant publications were screened against the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were subsequently imported into NVivo 14, and thematic analysis was conducted. Results We identified 18 papers with substantial bioethical analysis. Ethical concepts that guide the analysis were ‘capability, agency, dignity’, ‘vulnerability’, ‘precarity, complicity, and structural violence’ (n=7). Ethical issues were discussed from the perspective of research ethics (n=9), clinical ethics (n=1) and public health ethics (n=1). All publications are from researchers based in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. Research gaps identified include the need for more research involving migrant children, research from migrant-sending countries, studies on quality of migrant healthcare, participatory health research, and research with internal migrants. Conclusions More empirical research is necessary to better understand the ethical issues that exist in the domains of research, clinical care, and public health. Critical examination of the interplay between migration, health and ethics with consideration of the diverse factors and contexts involved is crucial for the advancement of migration health ethics in SEA.

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Migration health ethics in Southeast Asia: a scoping review

Ng,

Kaur,

Cheah

et al. 2023

Wellcome Open Res

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“…The UNDP Human Development Reports 2022 also classified Myanmar's Human Development Index (HDI) in the "medium human development category" with-145 out of 191 countries and territories. In addition, Kim et al (2022) described the country as one of the poorest nations in Southeast Asia.…”

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Tea Shops in Myanmar: Micro-Institutional Functions For Rural Migrant and Women

Lin,

Molnar

2024

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Lahpet-ye-hsain, known as a “tea shop” or teahouse, is where the people of Myanmar conduct their daily social activities besides its economic orientation. They are private establishments and informal gathering places serving tea and food at different times of the day for various clients. They can be small snacks, large open-aired, or covered restaurants with extensive menus. Patrons sit around small square tables on footstools. A diverse range of characters goes to tea shops. They have a reputation for welcoming people from all backgrounds and walks of life, but the role of women is hardly seen and unclear. They provide a space for men to share a cup of tea and food and exchange ideas, opinions, problems, hopes, and aspirations. They provide not only space but also to get ‘good taste and cheap food.’ A cup of tea at a tea shop is an opportunity to share knowledge amongst old and new friends. Such shops are abundant over the country. This paper examines the social, political, and economic role of these ubiquitous features of Myanmar society. The barriers to women's participation and inroads in some locales are discussed.

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Migration health ethics in Southeast Asia: a scoping review

Ng,

Kaur,

Cheah

et al. 2023

Wellcome Open Res

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Background: Asia hosts the second-largest international migrant population in the world. In Southeast Asia (SEA), key types of migration are labour migration, forced migration, and environmental migration. This scoping review seeks to identify key themes and gaps in current research on the ethics of healthcare for mobile and marginalised populations in SEA, and the ethics of research involving these populations. Methods: We performed a scoping review using three broad concepts: population (stateless population, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people), issues (healthcare and ethics), and context (11 countries in SEA). Three databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science) were searched from 2000 until May 2023 over a period of four months (February 2023 to May 2023). Other relevant publications were identified through citation searches, and six bioethics journals were hand searched. All searches were conducted in English, and relevant publications were screened against the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were subsequently imported into NVivo 14, and thematic analysis was conducted. Results: We identified 18 papers with substantial bioethical analysis. Ethical concepts that guide the analysis were ‘capability, agency, dignity’, ‘vulnerability’, ‘precarity, complicity, and structural violence’ (n=7). Ethical issues were discussed from the perspective of research ethics (n=9), clinical ethics (n=1) and public health ethics (n=1). All publications are from researchers based in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. Research gaps identified include the need for more research involving migrant children, research from migrant-sending countries, studies on quality of migrant healthcare, participatory health research, and research with internal migrants. Conclusions: More empirical research is necessary to better understand the ethical issues that exist in the domains of research, clinical care, and public health. Critical examination of the interplay between migration, health and ethics with consideration of the diverse factors and contexts involved is crucial for the advancement of migration health ethics in SEA.

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Health disparities among Burmese diaspora: an integrative review

Cited by 3 publications

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Migration health ethics in Southeast Asia: a scoping review

Migration health ethics in Southeast Asia: a scoping review

Tea Shops in Myanmar: Micro-Institutional Functions For Rural Migrant and Women

Migration health ethics in Southeast Asia: a scoping review

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