The Oslo Immigrant Health Profile

Implicit in the argument that cultural practices are outside the realm of moral judgement, is another argument - in itself moral, and perhaps not as beautiful - which

All the immigrant women start out with very low employment probabilities at the start of their stay, but the women in some ethnic groups – most notably, Vietnam and Sri Lanka

Women from the Middle East, South Asia and Africa had higher mean PPWR compared with women from Western Europe, and at least 25% of women from ethnic minorities had a PPWR of more

Cardiovascular disease risk factors among five major ethnic groups in Oslo, Norway: the Oslo immigrant health study.. Eur J Cardiovasc

Conclusions: Socioeconomic status, educational background, familiarity with health services and experience of mental health can influence immigrant women ’ s perceptions of,

Having fair or poor general health was associated with higher odds of poor mental health status and of treatment compared with those in good health.. Being unemployed/other was

There- fore, overcoming health inequalities means improving the access, the quality, and the appropriateness of health services for immigrants and ethnic minority groups in

It ex- amines quality of care issues amidst expanding coverage (43), the role of private health-services in the ‘public good’ (44), politics (5), solidarity and obligation (36,