British Muslims, ethnicity and health inequalities / edited by Sufyan Dogra.
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TextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022Description: 360 p. : ill. (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781399502672 (e-book)Subject(s): Muslims -- Great Britain | Muslims -- Ethnic identity. -- Great Britain | Equality -- Health aspects | Health services accessibility | Society | Society & culture: general | Illness & addiction: social aspects | Social groups: religious groups & communities | Public health & preventive medicine | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Social discrimination & equal treatment | Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies | Medicine: general issues | Ethnic studies | Islam | Social & cultural history | Relating to Islamic people & groupsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 305.6970941 Online access: Open e-book Also available in printed form ISBN 9781399502658Summary: Presents a pioneering collection studying religion as a wider determinant of health in Britain This landmark volume presents the lived experience of British Muslims in regards to health inequalities, access to health services and involvement in health promotion initiatives. Exploring religion, ethnicity, racism, social class and deprivation, the book examines how British Muslims interact with the UK healthcare system and the subsequent marginalisation in accessing benefits from those systems. Authors expose the unequal distribution of health benefits among British Muslims and explore how this has come to the fore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using reflexive, interpretive, critical and evidence-based data-driven scenarios from across the UK; this book identifies loopholes in the healthcare system affecting high-risk groups. In doing so, it analyses why and how British Muslims live with the worst health outcomes when compared with all deprived social groups and ethnicities in the country.
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Presents a pioneering collection studying religion as a wider determinant of health in Britain This landmark volume presents the lived experience of British Muslims in regards to health inequalities, access to health services and involvement in health promotion initiatives. Exploring religion, ethnicity, racism, social class and deprivation, the book examines how British Muslims interact with the UK healthcare system and the subsequent marginalisation in accessing benefits from those systems. Authors expose the unequal distribution of health benefits among British Muslims and explore how this has come to the fore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using reflexive, interpretive, critical and evidence-based data-driven scenarios from across the UK; this book identifies loopholes in the healthcare system affecting high-risk groups. In doing so, it analyses why and how British Muslims live with the worst health outcomes when compared with all deprived social groups and ethnicities in the country.
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