HLST 4010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Health Promotion, Presenting Problem
9 Dec 2020
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Week 9 reading- qualitative study on african immigrant and refugee families: woodgate, busolo, crockett et al. Woodgate, r. l. , busolo, d. s. , crockett, m. et al. A qualitative study on african immigrant and refugee families" experiences of accessing primary health care services in manitoba, canada: it"s not easy!. International journal for equity in health 16, 5 (2017). Results: african immigrant and refugee families experienced challenges in their quest to access primary health care that were represented by three themes: expectations not quite met, facing a new life, and let"s buddy up to improve access. On the theme of facing a new life, immigrant and refugee families talked of the difficulties of getting used to their new and unfamiliar environments and the barriers that impact their access to health care services. Additionally, families expressed their lack of social support in accessing care. Privately sponsored families and families with children experienced even less social support.
