Identifying and Evaluating the Healthcare Access Barriers Faced by Bhutanese and Burmese Refugee Women in Philadelphia
| Study Title: | Identifying and Evaluating the Healthcare Access Barriers Faced by Bhutanese and Burmese Refugee Women in Philadelphia |
| Study Aims: | 1. To identify the key cultural communication and health literacy challenges in the process of accessing and utilizing health services among Burmese and Bhutanese women refugees in Philadelphia. 2: To characterize specific structural barriers to utilization of healthcare services among Burmese and Bhutanese women refugees in Philadelphia. 3: To evaluate barriers to access and utilization of healthcare services in this population based on data from refugees and healthcare service providers in order to develop programmatic and policy recommendations. |
| Study Methods: | Conducting two focus groups with the target population and an online survey with refugee healthcare providers from the Refugee Health Services Collaborative in Philadelphia. |
| Focus: | Women’s Health, Health Care Utilization |
| Community: | Bhutanese and Burmese Refugee Women 18 and older; healthcare providers from the Refugee Health Services Collaborative in Philadelphia. |
| Timeline: | November 2013-present |
| Summary of Recommendations: | Policy recommendations for service providers and recommendations for development of educational sessions for the Friendships Across Culture project to address identified issues |
| Researchers: | Sylvia Twersky, MPH; Hitomi Yoshida |
| Contact: | sylviatb@temple.edu; hyoshida@temple.edu |
| Affiliation: | Temple University Department of Public Health; Temple University Intregenerational Center |
