TY - JOUR
T1 - Health and morbidity among Bedouin women in southern Israel
T2 - A descriptive literature review of the past two decades
AU - Treister-Goltzman, Yulia
AU - Peleg, Roni
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - In this paper we describe health and morbidity characteristics of Bedouin women in southern Israel, based on papers published over the past 20 years. This is a unique population whose customs, tradition, singular circumstances as a population "in transit", and underprivileged socio-economic status are reflected in mental illness, pregnancy course, perinatal morbidity and mortality rates, and acute and chronic disease. Recognition of these characteristics can help the medical team treat various health problems in this population as well as other populations with similar characteristics.
AB - In this paper we describe health and morbidity characteristics of Bedouin women in southern Israel, based on papers published over the past 20 years. This is a unique population whose customs, tradition, singular circumstances as a population "in transit", and underprivileged socio-economic status are reflected in mental illness, pregnancy course, perinatal morbidity and mortality rates, and acute and chronic disease. Recognition of these characteristics can help the medical team treat various health problems in this population as well as other populations with similar characteristics.
KW - Bedouin
KW - Ethnicity
KW - Muslim
KW - Women's health and morbidity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84903762437&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10900-014-9832-z
DO - 10.1007/s10900-014-9832-z
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24492991
AN - SCOPUS:84903762437
VL - 39
SP - 819
EP - 825
JO - Journal of Community Health
JF - Journal of Community Health
SN - 0094-5145
IS - 4
ER -
