دورية أكاديمية
Psychiatric morbidity among housemaids in Kuwait. III: Vulnerability factors.
| العنوان: | Psychiatric morbidity among housemaids in Kuwait. III: Vulnerability factors. |
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| المؤلفون: | Zahid MA; Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat., Fido AA, Alowaish R, Abd El-Motaal Mohsen M, Abdul Razik M |
| المصدر: | The International journal of social psychiatry [Int J Soc Psychiatry] 2003 Jun; Vol. 49 (2), pp. 87-96. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0374726 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0020-7640 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00207640 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Soc Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: <2002->: London : Sage Publications Original Publication: London Avenue Publishing Co |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Ethnicity* , Household Work*, Mental Disorders/*epidemiology , Transients and Migrants/*psychology, Female ; Hospitalization ; Hospitals, Psychiatric ; Humans ; Kuwait/epidemiology ; Medical History Taking ; Morbidity ; Risk Factors |
| مستخلص: | Background: Housemaids are a relatively homogenous immigrant subgroup in terms of their gender; ethnic origin; and socio-cultural, educational and occupational background. Psychiatric morbidity among housemaids is two to five times higher than the native female population. Aims: To determine the possible pre-immigration risk factors for prospective psychiatric breakdown among the housemaids. Methods: The sample consisted of all the housemaids (N = 197) hospitalised during the two-year study period. The controls comprised all the newly arrived housemaids (N = 502). The measures obtained included demographic characteristics and previous history of physical illness, psychiatric illness, hospitalisation and family history of psychiatric disorder. Results: More than a quarter of the hospitalised group broke down within one month of their arrival. The hospitalised group had a significant excess of Sri Lankan housemaids; non-Muslims; those with less than four years of education and those with a previous history of physical illness, psychiatric illness or hospitalisation. Conclusions: A number of potential risk factors results in premature repatriation of housemaids on mental health grounds. Preventive measures involving recruitment procedures and pre-departure orientation courses are needed to minimise the expatriate failure among the housemaids. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20030731 Date Completed: 20040204 Latest Revision: 20211203 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0020764003049002002 |
| PMID: | 12887043 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0020-7640 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/0020764003049002002 |