Health Care Choices of Ghanaian adult Immigrants in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorOppong, Evans
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorKellett, Peter
dc.contributor.supervisorHarrowing, Jean N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-26T18:32:55Z
dc.date.available2019-06-26T18:32:55Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractMany African immigrants moving to Canada tend to experience deterioration of health with time in their host country due to the influence of multiple factors on their health care decisions. The purpose of this study was to understand the problems and decision dynamics relevant to Ghanaian adult immigrants’ health care choices with the first five to ten years of arrival in Calgary, Alberta. This research used a qualitative naturalistic approach with ten Ghanaian adult immigrants. Thematic analysis revealed that participants’ healthcare choices were influenced by their pre-and post-migration experiences, which informed their pathways to care. Participants provided insights about tensions among themselves and with health providers in making healthcare choices as they settled in a new environment. Further, there is a need to provide health education programs and a strong support system to facilitate better health choices and encourage health care service use among recent newcomersen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5435
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectHealth sciences [0566]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectPublic health education [0500]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectPublic health [0573]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectCanada. Health Serviceen_US
dc.subjectGhana. Health Serviceen_US
dc.subjectHealth educationen_US
dc.subjectHealth promotionen_US
dc.subjectMedical careen_US
dc.subjectPatient education.en_US
dc.titleHealth Care Choices of Ghanaian adult Immigrants in Calgary, Alberta, Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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