African-American Muslim women and health care |
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Authors: | Rajaram Shireen S Rashidi Anahita |
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Affiliation: | Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska, Omaha 68182-0291, USA. srajaram@mail.unomaha.edu |
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Abstract: | Muslims constitute a growing proportion of the African-American population. This paper explores the health practices, health behaviors, and code of ethics as informed by the Islamic religion within the context of African-American Muslim women's lives. An overview of the history of Islam in the world, and in the U.S., the main Islamic tenets, and the socio-cultural context of African-American Muslim women provides the broad framework for this paper. This information will be helpful in meeting the health needs of African-American Islamic women, within an outreach/community health promotion setting, within a clinical/hospital setting, or within a home care setting. |
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