Health Issues Faced by Thai Women in Australia: A Nursing Paper

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................3
Demographics...............................................................................3
Health Issues faced by Thailand women in Australia..................................6
Social Determinants of Health............................................................8
Conclusion...................................................................................10
References....................................................................................11

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Introduction
The Thai women in Australia usually originate from Thailand. Majority of the Migrants
usually come from small towns such as North of Chiang Rai. In that case, most of them usually
move to Australia in search of green pasture. The Thai migrant women typically experience high
levels of disease infection while in Australia. They are highly vulnerable to chronic disease and
mental problems. Accordingly, it is recorded that the highest percentage of domestic violence in
Australia emanates from migrant Thai women. Studies reveal that the significant barriers to
health services are language skills along with the Thai Temple which happens to be the
fascinating factors. In that case, it is recommended that the improvement of the well-being along
with community services for Thailand women migrants needs to consider how the Thai culture
both affects health (Byles, Perry, Parkinson, Bellchambers, Moxey & Howie, 2015).
The Thai migrant women in Australia are reported to have a very low involvement in
preventive health programs and usually live unhealthy lifestyle and behaviors. They also have a
deficient comprehension of health education which is determined by their language skills.
Furthermore, their health problems are reported to increase because Australia’s medical costs are
very high and most of them are always forced to get medical attention only after their return to
Thailand (Liamputtong, Haritavorn & Kiatying-Angsulee, 2015).
Demographics
The number of Thai people who are residing in Australia as per the census of 2016 are
around 46000. This is from the fact that Australia is an increasingly popular tourist destination
for Thai people (Malhotra, Arambepola, Tarun, de Silva, Kishore & Østbye, 2013). Accordingly,
several Thais have moved to live in Australia for several reasons, and therefore Thailand’s

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makes up a good percentage in different parts of Australia be it Victoria along with New South
Wales (Cox, 2015).
The median ages for Thailand and Australian women as per the 2012 census are 37 and
31 years respectively. Conversely, it is estimated that Thailand women make up around 68 % of
the total Thai people in Australia (Tam & Clarke, 2015). As an illustration, the gender imbalance
is due to the intercultural marriage between Thai women and the Australian men. Census data
further shows that the Thailand born people in Australia have considerable percentages. The
figure below shows the number of women and Men of Thailand people in Australia (Cox, 2015).
Figure 1 the number of Thailand men and women in Australia
Regarding the language spoken, the diagram below shows the types of communication
the immigrant Thai born people talk while in Australia. The primary language spoken by
Thailand-born people in Australia is Thai. Concerning religion, the 2011 census states that the
significant religious affiliation among the Thailand-born was Buddhism, baptism and Catholic
(Peltzer & Mongkolchati, 2015).