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Transition, Adjustment, and Healthcare Avoidance: African Immigrant Women's Experiences and Perceptions of Navigating Primary Healthcare in the USA.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Aug2024, Vol. 12 Issue 15, p1504, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This study explores the transition and adjustment of African immigrant women, particularly Ethiopian immigrant women (EIW), as they navigate the U.S. healthcare system and their ability to access and utilize healthcare services. A qualitative cross-sectional design with a mix of purposive and snowball sampling techniques was utilized to recruit EIW (N = 21, ≥18 years) who arrived in the U.S. within the last five years. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically using Nvivo12 software. The thematic analysis revealed three major themes: (1) settling into new life in the U.S. delays EIWs' ability to access primary healthcare; (2) adjusting to the U.S. healthcare system: confusions and mixed perceptions; and (3) avoidance of care: EIW's reasons for PHC visits changed in the U.S. Participants avoided healthcare, except for life-threatening conditions, general check-ups, and maternal healthcare services. Transitional support for legal, residential, employment, and health information could help tackle the challenges of accessing primary healthcare for EIW. Future research should analyze access to healthcare in relation to the everyday struggles of immigrant women, as well as legal and complex structural issues beyond acculturative issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- IMMIGRANTS
CROSS-sectional method
HEALTH services accessibility
AFRICAN Americans
QUALITATIVE research
MATERNAL health services
MEDICAL quality control
STATISTICAL sampling
INTERVIEWING
PSYCHOLOGY of women
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
JUDGMENT sampling
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MEDICAL laws
EXPERIENCE
PATIENT-centered care
SOUND recordings
THEMATIC analysis
ACCESS to primary care
DATA analysis software
COMPARATIVE studies
HEALTH equity
ETHIOPIANS
PATIENTS' attitudes
TRANSITION to adulthood
AVOIDANCE (Psychology)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 15
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178951193
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12151504