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Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2020

01-02-2020 | Review Paper

A Scoping Review of the Health of East and Southeast Asian Female Marriage Migrants

Authors: Zhiyuan Yu, Barbara Bowers, Brenda S. A. Yeoh

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

The number of female marriage migrants in East and Southeast Asia has grown significantly over the past three decades. However, little is known about the health of this population. Following Arksey and O’Malley’s (Int J Soc Res Methodol 8(1):19–32, 2005) framework, a scoping review of English language research databases was used to synthesize knowledge on the health of Asian marriage migrants. This will be used to inform recommendations for health care practice and research. Fifty-five eligible studies were included and presented using five identified categories—mental health, women’s health and maternal–child health, public health, general well-being, and social challenges. Overall, studies consistently document that marriage migrants experience worse health outcomes, multiple barriers to health care services, and multilevel social challenges compared with the native population in the receiving countries.
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Metadata
Title
A Scoping Review of the Health of East and Southeast Asian Female Marriage Migrants
Authors
Zhiyuan Yu
Barbara Bowers
Brenda S. A. Yeoh
Publication date
01-02-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-019-00901-w

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