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