Journal article
Connecting care in a community forgotten: a poetic representation of tuberculosis prevention, detection, and treatment for women in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands
Journal of poetry therapy, pp.1-11
04/12/2024
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Abstract
This found poem seeks to connect care as we work towards a fairer world. Barriers to preventing, detecting and treating tuberculosis (TB) in mountainous East Kwaio, Malaita, Solomon Islands persist, while gendered issues remain largely unexplored. A qualitative study explored women's experience of TB in East Kwaio, using the Melanesian method of tok stori. Twenty-four women and 12 men shared about women's experience of living with TB and caring for someone with TB. Tok storis were audio recorded and orally analysed. While cultural concepts of love and community promote support, systematic health system exclusion and geographic isolation compound health challenges. These findings are presented in a found poem.
Details
- Title
- Connecting care in a community forgotten: a poetic representation of tuberculosis prevention, detection, and treatment for women in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands
- Creators
- Michelle Redman-MacLaren - International Solomon UniversityDorothy Esau - James Cook UniversityEmmy Foroasi - Baru Conservation Alliance, Auki, Solomon IslandsSue Devlin - Southern Cross UniversityKaren Cheer - James Cook University
- Publication Details
- Journal of poetry therapy, pp.1-11
- Grant note
- Australian Respiratory Council (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100001031)
- Identifiers
- 991013372623902368
- Copyright
- © 2024 National Association for Poetry Therapy
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article