A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators in treating drug use among Israeli mothers: An intersectional perspective

Keren Gueta

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 187, issue C, 155-163

Abstract: Despite the benefits and availability of drug treatment in Western countries, research has shown low utilisation rates, especially by mothers. Studies have indicated internal barriers (e.g., shame) and external/structural barriers (e.g., poverty) to women's utilisation of drug treatment, but little is known about the interrelated axes of marginalization that create such barriers and, even less, facilitators of treatment. A promising avenue for examining this path may be the theoretical perspective of intersectionality, which has often been used to illustrate how women's experiences are shaped by gender in conjunction with other factors, including class, age, and race.

Keywords: Drug treatment; Barriers; Facilitators; Motherhood; Intersectionality; Israel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.031

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