Peters-Mosquera A, Bingham-Hendricks C, Woods C, Aronowitz T. The Role Nurses Can Play in Addressing and Preventing the Prevalence of Missing or Murdered
Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
J Transcult Nurs 2023;
34:431-442. [PMID:
37753726 DOI:
10.1177/10436596231198274]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
In 2016, 5,712 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women and girls were reported missing in the United States. In Canada, 4% of the population is Indigenous, yet Indigenous females represent 50% of all sex trafficking victims. This systematic mixed-studies review examined the effects of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) to define a role for nurses.
METHODS
We used five databases with keywords, inclusion criteria, and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.
RESULTS
Findings of 22 papers discuss: (a) demographic data; (b) factors that increase vulnerability of AI/AN women; and (c) how nurses can decrease the prevalence of MMIW.
DISCUSSION
Nurses are the first provider patients see when accessing care. Increasing knowledge about the impact of violence against AI/AN women and girls is the first step in identifying measures needed to address this public health concern.
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