Title

Associations Between Gender, Torture, and Health: A 5-Year Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Department/School

Social Work

Date of this version

2023

Document Type

Article

Keywords

refugee, health, trauma, torture, gender

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2022.2092317

Abstract

Our purpose was to identify longitudinal associations between torture exposure, physical and mental health outcomes, and gender in a cohort of 143 war-affected Karen adults five years post resettlement. Results showed that participants who self-reported primary torture experiences had higher rates of certain mental and physical health diagnoses. We observed gender differences in health over time in the cohort. Findings have implications for how primary care and public health providers implement war trauma screening tools and timelines, targeted healthcare services, and community resources to promote health and prevent disease in populations that have trauma from torture or war.

Volume

28

Issue

3

Published in

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Citation/Other Information

Hoffman, S. J., Shannon, P. J., Horn, T. L., Letts, J., Kondes, Z., & Mathiason, M. A. (2023). Associations between gender, torture, and health: Results of a 5-year retrospective cohort analysis. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 28(3), 191-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2022.2092317

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