1. Perceived Discrimination and Poverty among Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan
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Jennifer M.K. Hartmann, Trena I. Mukherjee, Maysa Khadra, Neeraj Kaushal, Nabila El-Bassel, and Anindita Dasgupta
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Discrimination ,Poverty ,Syria ,Jordan ,Refugees ,Women ,Communities. Classes. Races ,HT51-1595 - Abstract
The Syrian Civil War displaced millions of Syrian women and children, many of whom face economic challenges and discrimination. This paper examines self-reported poverty and its relationship with perceived discrimination among women, as framed by social exclusion theory. The cross-sectional study included 507 Syrian refugee women visiting health clinics outside camps in Jordan. Consistent with our hypothesis, 79.09% of women reported poverty as a serious problem, and women reporting discrimination were found to have higher odds of reporting poverty as a serious problem post-migration (AOR: 3.489; 95% CI: 1.534, 7.937). Gender-responsive interventions, policy implications, and recommendations are addressed.
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- 2023
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