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Journal of Refugee Studies 1997 10(3):411-429; doi:10.1093/jrs/10.3.411
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Health, Work Opportunities and Attitudes: A Review of Palestinian Women's Situation in Lebanon

LEILA F. ZAKHARIA and SAMIA TABARI

Al Najdeh, Beirut

This study of 1,501 Palestinian women refugees, 80 per cent of them living in camps, and all within the age range 15-60 years, examines their reproductive health, together with the health of their children; their circumstances of employment; and their attitudes and preferences in these aspects of their lives. Early marriage, high fertility and inadequate contraceptive advice meant that most women had more children than they would have wished, and were burdened with child care and domestic duties. At the same time, a high proportion were also employed, most often in unskilled poorly paid jobs. A preference could be seen for later marriage and further education, with the improved job opportunities that this would bring.


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