ABSTRACT
We examine the experiences of older adult survivors of the August 2007 "Southern earthquake" in Peru within the cultural context of gender roles and family relationships. The data include 24 semistructured videotaped interviews conducted in Pisco in December 2007 with survivors of the earthquake aged 60-90. The responses, experiences, and adjustments of the older adult disaster survivors will be discussed in terms of their family and social support systems and gender roles. These older adults sustain their personal identities and deal with their health concerns in the aftermath of the earthquake in the context of these cultural systems of support.
Subject(s)
Attitude to Health , Disasters , Earthquakes , Family Relations , Social Support , Survivors/psychology , Adaptation, Psychological , Age Factors , Aged , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Peru , Risk Factors , Sex Factors , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Se publica en inglés en Bull. PAHO. Vol. 27(3), 1993
Subject(s)
Prenatal Care , Volunteers , Minority Groups , Texas , Community Participation , Health Services Accessibility , Maternal and Child HealthABSTRACT
Mission Statement: De Madres a Madres is an organization of volunteers promoting mother-to-mother support for a risk pregnant Hispanic women through caring, sharing information, and developing a safety network for a healthier community
This report will also be published in Spanish in the Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam. Vol. 116(1)
Subject(s)
Prenatal Care , Community Participation , Volunteers , Minority Groups , Health Services Accessibility , Maternal and Child HealthABSTRACT
Mission Statement: De Madres a Madres is an organization of volunteers promoting mother-to-mother support for a risk pregnant Hispanic women through caring, sharing information, and developing a safety network for a healthier community
