Risk Factors for Violence Against Refugee Women

A qualitative study of perceptions of risk and protective factors for suicide among Bhutanese refugees.

“…Many Bhutanese refugees exist within a patriarchal culture that suppresses women’s worth relative to that of men, resulting in gender-based domestic violence (Donini, 2008). Interpersonal violence among Bhutanese refugees was studied within the refugee camp systems (Schininà et al, 2011) and is common among many refugee and immigrant communities (e.g., Keygnaert et al, 2012; Rees & Pease, 2007; Stamatel & Zhang, 2018; Vu et al, 2014). However, interpersonal violence has largely been understudied and under-reported among resettled Bhutanese refugees.…”

The place of social work in improving access to health services among refugees: A case study of Nakivale settlement, Uganda

“…Although services such as family planning were available, over 19.8 percent of women stated that using contraception was not their decision. Stamatel and Zhang (2018) state that refugee women and children suffer from cultural influences and attempts to 'protect' them from unknown dangers. For instance, violence against women and children, and cultural and faith-based belief(s), reduce social connections and access to community resources.…”

“…While accessing health services is fundamental to the well-being of refugees, this is often not a possibility for them in the host countries (Fernandes and Miguel, 2009). This is due to their disempowered refugee status, limited host-language skills, lack of access to formal jobs and unclear legal statuses (Stamatel and Zhang, 2018).…”

“…Moving from 'vulnerability to vulnerability', as described by Palattiyil and Sidhva (2011: 89), can help us to conceptualise risks that refugees continue to face within the host country. Although it is widely acknowledged that refugees experience extreme difficulties in accessing required services (Stamatel and Zhang, 2018), there is scant information concerning the problems of accessing health services for refugees in low-income countries with minimal social services. This article examines the communication, institutional and socio-cultural barriers to access and use of health services among refugee women and children and conceptualises the position of social work in tackling these.…”

Gendered dimensions of health in refugee situations: An examination of sexual and gender-based violence faced by refugee women in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda

“…Although migrants (irrespective of gender) might move for similar reasons, their experiences of refuge differ (Buckley-Zistel and Krause, 2017). An intersection of factors (such as gender, ethnicity and social class) disadvantage and debilitate the well-being of refugee women (before, during transit, and after seeking refuge; Fry et al, 2019; Stamatel and Zhang, 2018). The refugee women have health needs and experiences which are distinctive from those of men because they often play a reproductive role 1 in society and have low social status.…”