The common thread: health care activities of Vietnamese and Anglo-Australian women

Employment, social support, marital status, education, as well as a societal expectation to care for family members, can affecting women's health. Women's needs are often submerged, negatively affect their health. A combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches was used to explore health care practices of 30 Vietnamese Australian and 30 Anglo-Australian women using a guided interview format. The interview guide was translated into Vietnamese. Data were subjected to descriptive and thematic analysis. The data showed that the Vietnamese women worked three times as many hours on paid employment for similar family income as the Anglo-Australian women, and only 30% believed that their English was acceptable. Both groups of women suggested that immunisation clinics needed to be in the evening and that information about community services should be more widely disseminated. Health services must be accessible, community-based care that focuses on the family.