ABSTRACT

This study explores the experiences of refugee Muslim women as they accessed and navigated the healthcare system in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). A case-oriented approach was used, where semi-structured interviews were carried out with nine Muslim women who arrived in NZ as refugees. Interviews were carried out in 2020, in Hamilton, NZ. Analysis involved a ‘text in context’ approach which employed an iterative and interpretive process, by engaging with participant accounts and field notes to unpack the various meanings behind the experiences of the participants in relation to the literature as well as the broader socio-cultural contexts in which these experiences occurred. The findings of this research identified various structural barriers to accessing healthcare such as cost and issues with interpreters, as well as instances of othering in the healthcare settings experienced by refugee Muslim women. In order to tackle inequity in the health system, structural and institutional barriers need to be addressed first, to prompt other levels of othering and discrimination to reduce over time.

摘要

本研究探讨了难民穆斯林妇女在新西兰 Aotearoa (NZ) 访问和浏览医疗保健系统时的经历。使用了以案例为导向的方法，对九名作为难民抵达新西兰的穆斯林妇女进行了半结构化访谈。采访于 2020 年在新西兰汉密尔顿进行。分析涉及“上下文中的文本”方法，该方法采用迭代和解释过程，通过参与参与者的叙述和现场笔记来解开参与者与文学以及更广泛的社会文化背景相关的经历背后的各种含义这些经历发生在其中。这项研究的结果确定了获得医疗保健的各种结构性障碍，例如成本和口译员的问题，以及穆斯林难民妇女在医疗保健环境中经历的其他事例。为了解决卫生系统中的不平等问题，首先需要解决结构性和制度性障碍，以促使其他程度的他者和歧视随着时间的推移而减少。