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Resettlement Experiences of Afghan Hazara Female Adolescents: A Case Study from Melbourne, Australia

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Iqbal, N.
Joyce, A.
Russo, A.
Earnest, Jaya
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2012
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Iqbal, Nida and Joyce, Andrew and Russo, Alana and Earnest, Jaya. 2012. Resettlement Experiences of Afghan Hazara Female Adolescents: A Case Study from Melbourne, Australia. International Journal of Population Research. Article ID 868230, 9 pages.
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International Journal of Population Research
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Young people from refugee backgrounds face a number of challenges in adjusting to life in a new country. Recently, there have been more studies documenting some of these challenges and experiences, and offering recommendations for the health and education sector to appropriately respond to their needs. This study sought to investigate some of the experiences and challenges faced by female Afghan Hazara refugee adolescents as a precursor to program development occurring within a community health service in the outer southeastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. This paper reports on a cross-sectional participatory qualitative research study undertaken with young Afghan female adolescents aged 14–17 years of Hazara ethnicity. The results document some of the key contested gender and cultural challenges facing these young women, their aspirations for their lives in Australia, and how this research has informed community health practice.