کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7330332 1476013 2016 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Accessibility and use of primary healthcare for immigrants living in the Niagara Region
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
دسترسی و استفاده از مراقبت های بهداشتی اولیه برای مهاجران ساکن منطقه نیاگارا
کلمات کلیدی
کانادا، دسترسی به مراقبت های بهداشتی، سلامت مهاجران، مراقبت های اولیه، تحقیق کیفی،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی سیاست های بهداشت و سلامت عمومی
چکیده انگلیسی
Although the challenges of accessing and using primary healthcare for new immigrants to Canada have been fairly well documented, the focus has primarily been on large cities with significant immigrant populations. The experiences of immigrants living in smaller, less diverse urban centres remain largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of immigrants living in a small urban centre with regards to the primary healthcare system. A total of 13 immigrants living in the Greater Niagara Region participated in semi-structured interviews. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and then coded and analyzed for emergent themes using NVivo. Five factors were found to impact primary care access and use: lack of social contacts, lack of universal healthcare coverage during their initial arrival, language as a barrier, treatment preferences, and geographic distance to primary care. Overall findings suggest that immigrants moving to smaller areas such as the Niagara Region face similar barriers to primary care as those moving into large cities. Some barriers, however, appear to be specific to the context of smaller urban centres, further exacerbated by living in a small city due to a smaller immigrant population, fewer services for immigrants, and less diversity in practicing physicians. More research is required to understand the contextual factors inhibiting primary care access and use among immigrants moving to smaller urban centres, and determine effective strategies to overcome these barriers.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Social Science & Medicine - Volume 156, May 2016, Pages 73-79
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