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Iraqi Profile Iraqi Australians • Since the early 1980s Iraq has experienced successive wars, Population of Iraq-born people in oppression, and political and economic Australia (2006 Census): 32,5201 sanctions resulting in the displacement of at least nine million people, with Population of Iraq-born people in approximately seven million people Queensland: 723 leaving the country and two million Population of Iraq-born people in 4 i being displaced within Iraq . Brisbanei: 535 • The humanitarian crisis in Iraq has Gender ratio (Queensland): 62.1 females included sectarian violence between per 100 males1 the two main Muslim groups, the Sunni and the Shi’a, and ethnic cleansing Median age (Australia): The median age perpetrated against non-Muslim of Iraq-born people in Australia in 2006 religious minorities including the was 35.7 years compared with 46.8 years for all overseas born and 37.1 for the Yazidis, the Chaldean-Assyrians, Iraqi 2 Christians, Kurds and the Mandaeans total Australian population . (a small pre-Christian sect)5. • In 1976, the Iraq-born population in 1 Australia was 2273 and by 1986 this had Age distribution (Queensland) : almost doubled to 45162. Since the 1991 Gulf War, thousands of Iraqis have found Age Per cent refuge in Australia with the 2006 census 0-19 19.8% recording 32,520 Iraq-born people in 20-39 40.8% Australia2. At that time, 89.6 per cent of the Iraq-born population were living in 40-59 32.2% New South Wales and Victoria with only 60+ 7.2% a relatively small percentage (2.2 per cent) settling in Queensland2. This trend has continued with less than six per cent of Iraqi refugees arriving in Australia Arrivals – past five years (Source – 3 settling in Queensland in the five years Settlement Reporting Database ) since 20063. Year Australia Queensland Places of transition: Syria, Jordan and • 2006 2586 64 Iran. 2007 2143 48 • Ethnicity: There are two major ethnic groups in Iraq: Arabs (75-80 per cent) 2008 3547 194 and Kurdish (15-20 per cent)6. The Kurds 2009 3719 102 are a distinct group who live in an area 2010 2092 113 in the north located at the intersection of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Armenia4. Turkomans comprise less than three per cent of the population and Assyrians Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions) 4,6 - less than two per cent . is spoken in northern Iraq • Language: - The Turkomans speak Turkish - Almost all Iraqis speak Arabic, the - The Assyrians speak Aramaic official language of Iraq - Farsi is spoken by some groups in Iraq4,6. Community Profiles for Health Care Providers www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural • Religion: • For some Iraqi Australians, it is disrespectful for a man to offer his About 95 per cent of Iraq’s population - hand to a woman unless she extends it is Muslim, but split between Sunnis 7 first . However, this is usually not the (32-37 per cent) and Shi’ites (60-65 10 case for Christians and Kurds . per cent)4,6. Although the two groups are similar, there are some • A single, downward nod is the most differences7. common expression for yes9. - Prior to the 2003 US-led invasion of • Many Iraqi Australians view outward Iraq, Christians made up nearly four signs of emotions in a negative manner 4 per cent of the population of Iraq . because of the need to save face and Chaldeans form the majority of protect honour7. Iraq's Christians. The Chaldean community is a very old Catholic • Many Iraqi Australian women who are sect who traditionally lived in what Muslim wear a hijab (head covering) or is modern Iraq8. Other Christian jilbab (full body covering) in public. communities include the Assyrian • It is recommended that gender is (or Nestorian), Mandaean (or 9 considered when matching a patient Sabaean) and Armenian . with a health worker or interpreter11. Ancestry, language and religion in 2 • Both male and female Iraqi Australian Australia (2006 Census for Iraq-born) : patients have a preference for a male • The top three ancestry responsesii of Iraq- doctor. For pregnancy or gynaecological born people settled in Australia were: needs, most women prefer to be seen by a female doctor12. - Assyrian/Chaldean – 37.7 per cent - Iraqi – 31.7 per cent Health in Australia - Arab – 9.1 per cent. • Average life expectancy in Iraq is 70.3 years (male 68.9, female 71.7) compared • The main languages spoken at home to 81.7 years for all people living in by Iraq-born people in Australia were: Australia (male 79.3, female 84.3)6. - Arabic – 48.6 per cent • Chronic conditions including obesity, - Assyrian (Aramaic) – 38.9 per cent hypertension and latent tuberculosis - Other – 4.8 per cent infection have been shown to be prevalent in Iraqi refugees13. - English – 3.9 per cent • Iraqi refugees have been shown to - Kurdish – 3.8 per cent. have higher rates of untreated tooth • The main religions of Iraq-born people decay than the Australia-born 14,15 in Australia were: population . A small study found that only 15 percent had no untreated Catholic – 37.6 per cent - decayed teeth and more than 10 - Muslim – 30.9 per cent percent had high decay levels15. - Assyrian Apostolic – 13.2 per cent. • Iraqi refugees have been shown to have high rates of post-traumatic Communication stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and 5,16 • The most common form of greeting is a depression . handshake coupled with direct eye contact and a smile. Handshakes may Health beliefs and practices 7 be prolonged . It is normal for people of • Many Iraq-born people place a high the same gender (men/men, women/ value on Australian health care women) to kiss on the cheek as well as practices and have confidence in the shake hands when greeting. medical profession12. Community Profiles for Health Care Providers • It is common for a family member to • Some rural Iraqis have ancient stay with the patient and to help traditional health beliefs and practices answer questions12,17. Many Iraq-born that can include supernatural agents people expect information about a such as evil eye, jinni, witchcraft, sin, patient’s diagnosis and prognosis to be envy and bad luck and often seek first filtered through the family with the traditional healers22. These beliefs may family deciding whether or not to tell delay patients and their families from the patient17. seeking medical advice22. • For Iraqi Muslims: • Mental illness is often stigmatised. A person with mental health problems Iraqi Muslims may be reluctant to - may not seek advice from professionals disclose personal information and 23 or even family members . may be embarrassed by personal questions, including their sexual Social determinants of health relationships. Patients may not provide enough information for a • The literacy rateiii for females in Iraq in 12 comprehensive diagnosis . 2000 was low (64.2 per cent) compared with males (84.1 per cent)6. The overall - It may be stressful for Muslim 6 women to expose their bodies in literacy rate was 74.1 per cent . front of male health care providers, • Many Iraqi refugees have experienced or to even discuss sensitive topics traumatic and life threatening 18 related to women’s health . experiences before fleeing Iraq5,16. - It is expected that decision making Common traumatic experiences include regarding procedures such as a living in a combat or war zone, tubal ligation or hysterectomy imprisonment and torture (especially involve the woman’s husband17. common for Iraqi men), and the experience of an accident, fire or - Religious rituals and customs at explosion16. The fear of genocide has a birth and death are important. A major impact on the health of Kurds Muslim birth custom involves having and non-Muslim minorities from Iraq5. an adult male be the first person to speak to a new born infant. This • Iraqi Australians continue to be male, who becomes a special person impacted by fears for family members in the infant’s life, whispers a still living in Iraq. A study of Mandaean blessing in the infant’s ear19. This is refugees living in Sydney showed that usually the Adhan or what is usually those people with immediate family recited as a call for prayer. still in Iraq had higher levels of symptoms of PTSD and depression, - Muslims may prefer to decrease and greater mental health related sedation at the time of death so disability compared to those without that the patient is able to hear the family in Iraq5. final part of the same blessing he or iv,1 she heard at birth. The blessing, • Proficiency in English (2006 Census) : which is the Kalima or confession of 78 per cent of Iraq-born men and 65 the faith, should be the last thing - per cent of Iraq-born women in one hears at death19. Australia reported that they spoke - Muslims are required to pray five English well or very well times a day and this may be 18 per cent of men and 26 per cent particularly important when they - of women reported that they did not are ill17. speak English well For more information on Islamic - four per cent of men and nine per beliefs affecting health care refer to - cent of women reported that they the Health Care Providers’ did not speak English at all. Handbook on Muslim Patients21. Community Profiles for Health Care Providers • At the time of the 2006 Census, 36.9 as people with Anglo-Saxon sounding per cent of Iraq-born people aged 15 names and those with names of more years and older had some form of established migrant groups such as higher non-school qualificationsv Italian, even if they had the same work 25 compared to 52.5 per cent of the total history and qualifications .
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