TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Determinants of Rural Elderly Women's Healthcare Access: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Literature
AU - Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad
AU - De Bellis, Anita
AU - Abigail, Wendy
AU - Kalaitzidis, Evdokia
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Research to date on rural elderly women's healthcare is primarily focused on morbidity and biomedical causes of diseases. This systematic review of qualitative literature aims to explore the social determinants of women's healthcare access. Major databases were searched and references from retrieved articles and appropriate journals were manually checked. Data were extracted from 22 studies, and synthesised into four themes: (a) health beliefs, (b) healthcare practices, (c) adverse socioeconomic environment, and (d) cultural implications. This article identifies a need to focus specifically on women's overall health including care needs and support, socioeconomic factors and cultural issues.
AB - Research to date on rural elderly women's healthcare is primarily focused on morbidity and biomedical causes of diseases. This systematic review of qualitative literature aims to explore the social determinants of women's healthcare access. Major databases were searched and references from retrieved articles and appropriate journals were manually checked. Data were extracted from 22 studies, and synthesised into four themes: (a) health beliefs, (b) healthcare practices, (c) adverse socioeconomic environment, and (d) cultural implications. This article identifies a need to focus specifically on women's overall health including care needs and support, socioeconomic factors and cultural issues.
UR - https://journals.tiss.edu/ijsw/index.php/ijsw/article/view/225
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067954538&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.32444/ijsw.2018.79.4.469-496
DO - 10.32444/ijsw.2018.79.4.469-496
M3 - Review article
SN - 0019-5634
VL - 79
SP - 469
EP - 496
JO - Indian Journal of Social Work
JF - Indian Journal of Social Work
IS - 4
ER -
