Background: Breast cancer awareness is low in Somalia and there is limited cancer diagnosis, modern treatment options, and the cases would present very late in stage when treatment may not be viable. Therefore, Somali women tend to have a fatalistic view about cancer in general …
Over the last 15 years, approximately 12,000 Somali immigrants and refugees have settled in the capital region of Ottawa-Carleton. According to a study of Somali youth (Ali, 1995), about seventy percent (70%) of the Somalis in Ottawa-Carleton are between 1 and 17 years old. The …
The number of refugees being uprooted from their homes to seek refuge and resettlement in countries like the United States continues to grow, with large numbers being children. While each refugee group has its own set of challenges when adjusting to a new country, a better under…
Thul and LaVoi (2011) conducted a study in 2008, titled "Reducing Physical Inactivity and Promoting Active Living: From the Voices of East African Immigrant Adolescent Girls," to learn about barriers facing this underserved population. The purpose of the study was to explore Eas…
Many African states have been plagued by weak and ineffective state structures, at times culminating in complete political collapse. This dissertation considers the validity of two propositions aimed at developing an understanding of the problem of institutional weakness and fai…
Cette étude a pour objectif l'examen, l'analyse et la classification des variétés linguistiques parlées en Somalie et groupées autour du vocable «somali». Ce vocable désigne une unité linguistique, une «langue», le somali, parlé principalement en Somalie, et dans les pays limitr…
This thesis examines the lifeworlds of Somali returnees in Ethiopia. Their experience of flight and return is distinctive, shaped by the history and culture of the Somali people and the political and economic conditions of this part of Africa. In emphasizing this distinctiveness…
For the first time in recent history, Somali society has experienced the plight of a mass exodus. Millions have been displaced by civil war and have sought refuge in places thousands of miles away from their homelands. There are tens of thousands of Somali refugees in Canada; th…
The research addresses what Somali women living in Kansas City, Missouri do to assist their households and communities to come to terms with the consequences of forced migration. Women's contributions to wellbeing are found in a variety of contexts: taking care of the sick, teac…
My study explored the post migration experience of Somali female refugees located in Atlanta, Georgia. Somali refugees began arriving in the United States since a civil war broke out in Somalia in 1991 and during the early and mid 2000s Somalis became the largest refugee group e…
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between socio-demographic and socio-cultural variables and psycho-educational variables in the lives of Somali youth. The socio-demographic variables were age, gender, place of birth, length of residence. The socio-cultur…
Foreign birth is largely protective against infant preterm birth as noted by the "Latina paradox". As women acculturate to American lifestyles, this protective effect dissipates. This study investigated the effect of acculturation on Somali refugee women's birth outcomes. Result…
The purpose of this dissertation is to critically assess the role of external intervention in managing selected ethnic conflicts in Africa. Given the pervasive threat of ethnic conflict and the growing incidence of internal wars spilling across borders, understanding the impact …
The global refugee crisis, propelled by wars and natural disasters, is producing a massive demographic shift around the world. Counseling professionals are challenged to expand their understanding and knowledge of clients of diverse cultures who are new to the United States (U.S…