Rehabilitation Counselling, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, T-428, Cumberland, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia.
Ethn Health. 2011 Dec;16(6):551-66. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2011.583639. Epub 2011 Jun 13.
The study explored contexts for health and wellbeing for women and children influenced by the structural behavior of an Apostolic faith church organization in Zimbabwe.
Twenty-three purposively selected members of an African indigenous Apostolic church (males = 12; females = 11; age range 22-95 years) were informants to a focus group discussion session. They provided data on the institutional behaviors that were culturally-historically embedded in the organization's activities. Data were analyzed thematically and using cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) to foreground essential themes.
The church organization provided social capital to support health and wellbeing in members. However, the culturally embedded practices to minimize decision making by women and child members potentially compromised their health and wellbeing.
The findings suggest that the structural activities of the church for health and wellbeing could also have the paradoxical effect of exposing women and children to health risks from obligatory roles.
本研究探讨了津巴布韦一个使徒信仰教会组织的结构行为对妇女和儿童健康和福祉的影响背景。
23 名来自非洲本土使徒教会的参与者（男性=12；女性=11；年龄范围 22-95 岁）被选为焦点小组讨论的受访者。他们提供了关于机构行为的数据，这些行为在组织活动中具有文化历史背景。使用主题分析和文化历史活动理论（CHAT）对数据进行分析，以突出重要主题。
教会组织为成员的健康和福祉提供了社会资本。然而，文化上嵌入的做法使妇女和儿童成员的决策权最小化，这可能会损害他们的健康和福祉。
研究结果表明，教会为健康和福祉而进行的结构性活动也可能产生矛盾的效果，使妇女和儿童面临强制性角色带来的健康风险。
