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Understanding the Perspectives of Women Who Use Intravenous Drugs and are Experiencing Homelessness in an Urban Centre in Canada: An Analysis of Ethnographic Data.
- Source :
- Global Qualitative Nursing Research; 3/20/2022, Vol. 9, p1-14, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Injection drug use has long been a topic of investigation, whether through a health or criminal justice lens. Whilst these bodies of literature offer important perspectives, missing from the extant literature is evidence, particularly involving women who use drugs, and more specifically evidence about the health beliefs of these women. To address this knowledge gap, we undertook an ethnographic study of homeless women in downtown Ottawa who inject drugs. This included interviews, observations, and artifact analyses. In this paper, we report on these ethnographic data to show the context and nature of the subjective lives of women who use injection drugs and their beliefs and perspectives on health. We use these data to make recommendations for nursing and healthcare practice moving forward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23333936
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Global Qualitative Nursing Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155892017
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936221080935