1 University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
2 The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Qual Health Res. 2019 Sep;29(11):1549-1565. doi: 10.1177/1049732319846162. Epub 2019 May 13.
While there has been extensive research on the health and social and emotional well-being (SEWB) of Aboriginal women in prison, there are few qualitative studies where incarcerated Aboriginal women have been directly asked about their health, SEWB, and health care experiences. Using an Indigenous research methodology and SEWB framework, this article presents the findings of 43 interviews with incarcerated Aboriginal women in New South Wales, Australia. Drawing on the interviews, we found that Aboriginal women have holistic conceptualizations of their health and SEWB that intersect with the SEWB of family and community. Women experience clusters of health problems that intersect with intergenerational trauma, perpetuated and compounded by ongoing colonial trauma including removal of children. Women are pro-active about their health but encounter numerous challenges in accessing appropriate health care. These rarely explored perspectives can inform a reframing of health and social support needs of incarcerated Aboriginal women establishing pathways for healing.
虽然已经有大量研究关注监狱中土著妇女的健康和社会情感福祉（SEWB），但很少有定性研究直接询问被监禁的土著妇女她们的健康、SEWB 和医疗保健体验。本文采用土著研究方法和 SEWB 框架，介绍了对澳大利亚新南威尔士州 43 名被监禁的土著妇女的访谈结果。根据访谈，我们发现，土著妇女对自己的健康和 SEWB 有着整体的认识，这与家庭和社区的 SEWB 相互交叉。妇女们经历了一系列健康问题，这些问题与代际创伤相交织，而持续的殖民创伤，包括儿童被带走，又加剧了这些问题。妇女们积极关注自己的健康，但在获得适当的医疗保健方面遇到了许多挑战。这些很少被探讨的观点可以为被监禁的土著妇女的健康和社会支持需求提供重新思考的基础，为治疗建立途径。
