TY - JOUR
T1 - Gendered experiences of migration and conceptual knowledge of illness
AU - Maupin, Jonathan
AU - Ross, Norbert
AU - Timura, Catherine A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was generously funded by a National Science Foundation Grant (HSD-DHBS05).
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Migration is a gendered process which may differentially alter conceptual models of illness as variation and change within specific sub-domains reflect unique experiences and interactions. Forty Mexican migrants completed a questionnaire consisting of 30 true/false questions regarding the symptoms, causes, and treatments of 19 illnesses (570 total questions). Results were analyzed using the Cultural Consensus Model and residual agreement analyses to measure patterns of inter-informant agreement. While men and women share overall agreement, they differ significantly in conceptions of treatment. In general, men over-extend the efficacy of treatment options while women restrict the abilities of folk healers and emphasize dietary changes in treating many illnesses. Variations reflect different social roles and interactions as migration patterns and living conditions reinforce gendered roles in medical decision-making. Women have greater experience with illnesses and interactions with biomedical services, which causes them to approximate biomedical providers' model of treatment.
AB - Migration is a gendered process which may differentially alter conceptual models of illness as variation and change within specific sub-domains reflect unique experiences and interactions. Forty Mexican migrants completed a questionnaire consisting of 30 true/false questions regarding the symptoms, causes, and treatments of 19 illnesses (570 total questions). Results were analyzed using the Cultural Consensus Model and residual agreement analyses to measure patterns of inter-informant agreement. While men and women share overall agreement, they differ significantly in conceptions of treatment. In general, men over-extend the efficacy of treatment options while women restrict the abilities of folk healers and emphasize dietary changes in treating many illnesses. Variations reflect different social roles and interactions as migration patterns and living conditions reinforce gendered roles in medical decision-making. Women have greater experience with illnesses and interactions with biomedical services, which causes them to approximate biomedical providers' model of treatment.
KW - Conceptual models of illness
KW - Cultural consensus analysis
KW - Gender
KW - Medical anthropology
KW - Mexican migrants
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U2 - 10.1007/s10903-010-9333-9
DO - 10.1007/s10903-010-9333-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 20229052
AN - SCOPUS:79957439724
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 13
SP - 600
EP - 608
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 3
ER -