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Religion and Disparities: Considering the Influences of Islam on the Health of American Muslims
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Both theory and data suggest that religions shape the way individuals interpret and seek help for their illnesses. Yet, health disparities research has rarely examined the influence of a shared religion on the health of individuals from distinct minority communities. In this paper, we focus on Islam and American Muslims to outline the ways in which a shared religion may impact the health of a racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse minority community. We use Kleinman's "cultural construction of clinical reality" as a theoretical framework to interpret the extant literature on American Muslim health. We then propose a research agenda that would extend current disparities research to include measures of religiosity, particularly among populations that share a minority religious affiliation. The research we propose would provide a fuller understanding of the relationships between religion and health among Muslim Americans and other minority communities and would thereby undergird efforts to reduce unwarranted health disparities.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Padela, A. I., & Curlin, F. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Padela, Aasim I.
- Venue
- Journal of Religion and Health
- Published
- 2012-06-01
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1333-1345
- ISSN
- 0022-4197 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6571
- OpenAlex
- W2003604209
- Cited by
- 154
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Religion and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Keywords
- Islam, Muslim Americans, religion and health, health disparities, religiosity, minority groups, religious affiliation
- MeSH terms
- Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Islam, Religion and Medicine, United States, Cultural Competency, Health Status Disparities
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