ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2016
Predictors of Delayed Healthcare Seeking Among American Muslim Women.
Article in Journal of women's health (2002), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health Effects of Religion, Spirituality, and Supernatural Beliefs in Mainland China: A Systematic Review.Journal of religion and health · 2022Pooled it
- The Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Test among Muslim Women:A Systematic Review.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Pooled it
- Utilisation of Healthcare Services and Medicines by Pakistani Migrants Residing in High Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Pooled it
- Islamophobia, Health, and Public Health: A Systematic Literature Review.American journal of public health · 2018Pooled it
- Review of Muslim Patient Needs and Its Implications on Healthcare Delivery.Journal of primary care & community healthPooled it
- Exploring Values Conflict Between Islamic Modesty and Healthcare Guidelines Among Healthcare Providers and Students: A Scoping Review.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2026Article
- Direct and Indirect Associations of Sociodemographic Factors and Patient-Perceived Barriers With Delayed Breast Cancer Presentation: A Cross-Sectional Path Analysis.World journal of oncology · 2026Article
- Healthcare Experiences of Muslim Women in the USA: A Scoping Review.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- "I feel more comfortable with a female doctor": gender preference, cultural context, and health experiences of young Syrian migrant women in Turkey.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Comparison of antibiotic prescription indexes by patient and physician gender and age: a cross-sectional study based on administrative data.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- What is the benefit of visiting a doctor, if we cannot afford a diagnostic test or buy medicine? An exploratory study of equity in antimicrobial resistance among the urban informal settlements of Dhaka.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Article
- Applying Social Marketing Principles for Community-Based Cancer Screening Programs: Two Case Studies.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Cervical Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Ethnically Diverse Women in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Person-centred care for migrants: a narrative review of healthcare literature.Frontiers in health services · 2025Review
- "Treat Me Like a Person": Unveiling Healthcare Narratives of Muslim Women who Wear Islamic Head Coverings Through a Poststructural Narrative Study.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2024Article
- Perspectives of family caregivers and nurses on hospital discharge transitional care for Muslim older adults living with COPD: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Predictors of Perceived Discrimination in Medical Settings Among Muslim Women in the USA.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Factors associated with primary healthcare provider access among trans and non-binary immigrants, refugees, and newcomers in Canada.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Muslim Women: Recommendations for Culturally Sensitive Care.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
- Commented on by
- Commented on by
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundDelayed care seeking is associated with adverse health outcomes. For Muslim women, delayed care seeking might include religion-related motivations, such as a preference for female clinicians, concerns about preserving modesty, and fatalistic beliefs. Our study assesses associations between religion-related factors and delayed care seeking due to a perceived lack of female clinicians. MATERIALS AND
methodsSurveys were distributed to Muslim women attending mosque and community events in Chicago. Survey items included measures of religiosity, religious fatalism, discrimination, modesty, and alternative medicine utilization and worship practices. The outcome measure asked for levels of agreement to the statement "I have delayed seeking medical care when no woman doctor is available to see me."
resultsTwo hundred fifty-four women completed the survey with nearly equal numbers of African Americans (26%), Arab Americans (33%), and South Asians (33%). Fifty-three percent reported delays in care seeking due to a perceived lack of female clinicians. In multivariate analysis adjusting for sociodemographic factors, higher religiosity (odds ratio [OR] = 5.2, p < 0.01) and modesty levels (OR = 1.4, p < 0.001) were positively associated with delayed care seeking. Having lived in the United States for >20 years (OR = 0.22, p < 0.05) was negatively associated with delayed care seeking.
conclusionMany American Muslim women reported delays in care seeking due to a perceived lack of female clinicians. Women with higher levels of modesty and self-rated religiosity had higher odds of delaying care. Women who had lived in the United States for longer durations had lower odds of delaying care. Our research highlights the need for gender-concordant providers and culturally sensitive care for American Muslims.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.