Laird Lance D, Amer Mona M, Barnett Elizabeth D, Barnes Linda L
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Arch Dis Child. 2007 Oct;92(10):922-6. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.104364.
This article provides a framework for understanding how Muslim identity, and the current social and political contexts in which it is shaped, affects the health of Muslims in the UK and the US, and the quality of health care they receive. Key medical and public health literature that addresses health concerns related to Muslim communities in the UK and the US is reviewed. Few data exist specific to health disparities for Muslim minorities. However, the article focuses on emerging studies concerning the consequences of "Islamophobia" for the physical and mental health and health care of Muslim families and children. We argue that, despite substantive structural differences in the health care systems of the UK and the US, social structural and political forces play similar roles in the health of Muslim children in both countries. Finally, we call for significant cultural and institutional adjustments in health care settings and further research studies to provide specific data to address health disparities for these growing and diverse populations.
本文提供了一个框架，以理解穆斯林身份认同以及塑造该身份认同的当前社会和政治背景如何影响英国和美国穆斯林的健康状况以及他们所接受的医疗保健质量。本文回顾了涉及英美两国与穆斯林社区健康问题相关的关键医学和公共卫生文献。针对穆斯林少数群体健康差异的具体数据很少。然而，本文重点关注有关“伊斯兰恐惧症”对穆斯林家庭和儿童身心健康及医疗保健影响的新兴研究。我们认为，尽管英美两国医疗保健系统存在实质性结构差异，但社会结构和政治力量在两国穆斯林儿童的健康方面发挥着相似作用。最后，我们呼吁在医疗保健环境中进行重大文化和制度调整，并开展进一步研究以提供具体数据，以解决这些不断增长且多样化人群的健康差异问题。
