4 results on '"Nsaliwa, Christina"'
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2. Parenting challenges of African immigrants in Alberta, Canada.
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Salami, Bukola, Alaazi, Dominic A., Okeke‐Ihejirika, Philomina, Yohani, Sophie, Vallianatos, Helen, Tetreault, Brittany, and Nsaliwa, Christina
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ACTION research ,FOCUS groups ,HEALTH services accessibility ,PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,PARENTING ,PSYCHOLOGY of parents ,CULTURAL pluralism ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,ETHNOLOGY research ,JUDGMENT sampling ,FAMILY conflict ,SOCIAL support ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,THEMATIC analysis ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
African immigrant children and youth have some of the poorest social and mental health outcomes in Canada. Although parenting challenges have been widely documented as a key driver of these outcomes, limited systematic research has investigated this phenomenon. In this paper, we report the results of a study examining parenting challenges among a sample of African immigrant parents in Alberta, Canada. We relied on the theoretical lens of transnationalism to collect and analyse data from a purposive sample of African community leaders (n = 14), African immigrant parents (n = 32), and a range of stakeholders (n = 30). Our thematic data analysis revealed several intricately intertwined parenting challenges, organized around six overarching themes, namely, cultural incompatibility, family tension, state interference, limited social supports, poor access to services, and low socioeconomic status. We present these themes and the policy and service implications of our findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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3. Challenges and barriers to services for immigrant seniors in Canada: "you are among others but you feel alone".
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Stewart, Miriam, Shizha, Edward, Makwarimba, Edward, Spitzer, Denise, Khalema, Ernest N., and Nsaliwa, Christina D.
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IMMIGRANTS ,HUMAN services ,HEALTH services accessibility ,UTILIZATION of services for older people ,ACCULTURATION ,ASSIMILATION of immigrants ,SOCIAL integration - Abstract
Purpose – This paper seeks to explore varied interrelated challenges and barriers experienced by immigrant seniors. Design/methodology/approach – Senior immigrants representing diverse ethnicities (Chinese, Afro Caribbean, Former Yugoslavian, Spanish) described their challenges, support needs, and barriers to service access. Service providers and policy makers from organizations serving immigrant seniors were interviewed to elicit their views on barriers to access and appropriateness of services for immigrant seniors. Qualitative methods were employed to enhance understanding of meanings, perceptions, beliefs, values, and behaviors of immigrant seniors, and investigate sensitive issues experienced by vulnerable groups. The qualitative data were subjected to thematic content analysis. Findings – Seniors reported financial and language difficulties, health problems, discrimination, family conflicts, and social isolation. Although most immigrant seniors appreciated the standard of living in Canada and the services provided to seniors, most believed that support received was inadequate. Seniors encountered systemic (e.g. government policies), institutional (e.g. culturally inappropriate programs), and personal (e.g. transportation, language problems) barriers to accessing social and health services. Service providers and policy makers faced high costs of programs, inadequate financial and human resources, inadequate information about needs of immigrant seniors, inadequate geographical coverage, and lack of inter-sectoral collaboration. Practical implications – The challenges experienced by immigrant seniors have implications for programs and policies and can inform the development of culturally sensitive and appropriate services. Social implications – The barriers encountered by service providers in assisting immigrant seniors point to the importance of inter-sectoral coordination, cultural sensitivity training, and expansion of service providers' mandates. Originality/value – This study revealed numerous unmet needs for successful acculturation of immigrant and refugee seniors in Canada. It also reveals that the most cogent and sustainable approach to close this chasm of support deficits, unattended challenges, and complex stressors is to implement a model that simultaneously addresses the three levels and use a multisectoral approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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4. Mobilizing communities and families for child mental health promotion in Canada: Views of African immigrants.
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Alaazi, Dominic A., Salami, Bukola, Gabriel Ojakovo, Oghenevwarho, Nsaliwa, Christina, Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomina, Salma, Jordana, and Islam, Bonnieca
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IMMIGRANTS , *AFRICANS , *HEALTH services accessibility , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *COMMUNITY health services , *DECISION making , *THEMATIC analysis , *PARENT-child relationships , *MANAGEMENT , *MENTAL health services , *HEALTH promotion , *PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience - Abstract
• The African immigrant population is increasing rapidly in Alberta and across Canada. • African immigrants face barriers accessing mainstream mental health (MH) supports. • Family-, community-, and structural-level stressors present challenges to child MH. • Family-, community-, and structural-level strategies can help promote child MH. • These strategies include measures to build and enhance resilience during childhood. Available evidence in Canada suggests mental health disparities between immigrant and non-immigrant children. Children born to immigrants face a greater risk of poor mental health outcomes. However, these comparisons often mask important ethno-racial differences in mental health risks and outcomes among immigrant populations. Recent evidence suggests African immigrant children have some of the poorest social and mental health outcomes in Canada. Despite this awareness, research has yet to identify community-based strategies for addressing the stressors underpinning such outcomes. This study used data obtained from focus groups with African immigrant parents in Alberta, Canada, to identify child mental health stressors and child mental health promotion strategies in the African immigrant community. These strategies, thematically partitioned into family-, community-, and structural-level interventions, include building supportive parent–child relationships, strengthening resilience in childhood, economic empowerment of families, destigmatizing mental illness, influencing institutional policies and practices, supporting labour integration, and enhancing access to mental health supports. Ways in which policymakers and service providers can support child mental health promotion efforts in the African immigrant community are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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