SEEKING HEALTHCARE IN PURDAH: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

• Published in: Gender & behaviour Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 16085 - 16092
• Main Authors: Tunde, Fasasi Lukman, Kafayat, Aminu, Samuel, Jegede Ayodele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ile-Ife IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS) 01.12.2020; IFE Centre for Psychological Studies
• Subjects: African Languages; Attrition (Research Studies); Behavior; Beliefs; Cancer; Child Health; Childrens health; Clergy; Consent; Coping; Cultural values; Data Analysis; Data collection; Decision making; English; Ethics; Females; Focus groups; Group Discussion; Health behavior; Health care access; Health facilities; Health services; Health status; Help seeking behavior; Husbands; Influence; Interviews; Islam; Local government; Males; Marital Status; Maternal & child health; Maternal characteristics; Medical personnel; Medical screening; Mobility; Morbidity; Mortality; Muslims; Outcomes of Treatment; Perceptions; Physical Health; Physicians; Population; Population control; Pregnancy; Purdah; Qualitative research; Religion; Religious beliefs; Religious doctrines; Research Design; Sexually transmitted diseases; Spouses; STD; Women; Womens health; Nigeria; Africa

Religion is intrinsically linked to cultural values and norms that shape human behaviours. It influences people's perceptions about their health and means of seeking care to protect, sustain and improve it. Access to healthcare by Muslim women in purdah is limited by restrictions placed on thei...