Immigration as a Catalyst for Increased Health Awareness: Immigrant Women Define Health and Health Decision Making

Kushniryk, Alla; Titus-Roberts, Jolene; Wertz, Emma K.

doi:10.1080/15562948.2013.826843

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“…Although other studies have found social factors that are important to other immigrant women's health, it is unknown to what extent these factors are important for Chinese immigrant women (Kushniryk, Titus--Roberts & Wertz, 2014;Lou & Beaujot, 2005; Meadows, Thurston & Melton, 2001). Older Chinese immigrant women face potential health challenges in addition to aging (Chundamala, Matsuo & Peng, 2006;Liang et al, 2004;Todd & Hoffman--Goetz, 2011).…”

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“…Their lack of official language skills, together with increased health problems that can be linked to aging leaves older immigrants at risk of not obtaining adequate healthcare. A research gap exists when researchers fail to use immigrants' primary language to ask about their experiences with physical health or mental health services if immigrants lack official language skills (ACEWH, 1998;Kushniryk, Titus--Roberts & Wertz, 2014). Older Chinese immigrant women, in particular, may not have had the opportunity to learn another language, or in some cases obtain an education (Anderson, Blue & Lau, 1991).…”

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“…Family members could influence the decisions surrounding women's health (Fang, 2010;Kushniryk, Titus--Roberts & Wertz, 2014). Women did not wish to disrupt relations with the person who sponsored them, who was responsible for their health costs, as such they refused to seek medical treatment unless absolutely necessary (ACEWH, 1998;Wang, 1997).…”

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“…Therefore, there is evidence that social context factors such as sociodemographic characteristics (Lai & Chau, 2007;Wang & Hu, 2013), cultural health beliefs (Chen, 2010;Fang, 2010;Lam, 1994;Lu et al, 2008), doctor--patient relationships or social class (Anderson, Blue & Lau, 1991), and familial influence (ACEWH, 1998;Kushniryk, Titus--Roberts & Wertz, 2014;Wang, 1997) can affect Chinese immigrant women's health status and health behaviours.…”

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Health perceptions and experiences of Cantonese-speaking older immigrant women from mainland China living in Toronto

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2021

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Few health studies have been conducted in a non-official language with participants. In addition, few studies have attempted to discover the social determinants of health to account for health inequalities for immigrant women through qualitative interviews (Hyman, 2007). This study endeavoured to understand the perceptions of health and the experiences of healthcare services in Toronto by Cantonese-speaking older immigrant women. The study was conducted in their own language. In addition to the Cantonese-speaking older immigrant women, community workers who work with Chinese immigrant clients were also interviewed. The social determinants of health were divided into post-migration challenges and systemic barriers, then analyzed with an intersectional theoretical framework. This study highlights the importance of an intersectional approach since many social determinants influenced the participants' health experiences. Furthermore, this study underlines the need to advocate for immigrant health to take prominence in national health policy in Canada.

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Section: Social Determinants Of Healthmentioning

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Health perceptions and experiences of Cantonese-speaking older immigrant women from mainland China living in Toronto

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2021

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“…The existing literature suggests that immigrants' health status is related to the healthy immigrant effect (HIE). The HIE posits that immigrants, and recent immigrants, have a health advantage in their receiving countries due to being generally healthier than the native-born population [2][3][4][5]. This is supported by Newbold's [4] comparison of the health status of immigrants and non-immigrants which showed that recent immigrants were likely to be healthier than their Canadian counterparts in terms of chronic health status.…”

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Chronic health conditions, healthcare experience and life satisfaction among immigrant and native-born women in Canada

2021

JHR

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PurposeTo compare chronic health status, utilization of healthcare services and life satisfaction among immigrant women and their Canadian counterparts.Design/methodology/approachA secondary analysis of national data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 2015–2016 was conducted. The survey data included 109,659 cases. Given the research question, only female cases were selected, which resulted in a final sample of 52,560 cases. Data analysis was conducted using multiple methods, including logistic regression and linear regression.FindingsRecent and established immigrant women were healthier than native-born Canadian women. While the Healthy Immigrant Effect (HIE) was evident among immigrant women, some characteristics related to ethnic origin and/or unhealthy dietary habits may deteriorate immigrant women's health in the long term. Immigrant women and non-immigrant women with chronic illnesses were both more likely to increase their use of the healthcare system. Notably, the present study did not find evidence that immigrant women under-utilized Canada's healthcare system. However, the findings showed that chronic health issues were more likely to decrease women's life satisfaction.Originality/valueThis analysis contributes to the understanding of immigrant women's acculturation by comparing types of chronic illnesses, healthcare visits, and life satisfaction between immigrant women and their Canadian counterparts.

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“Provide All Women a Voice:” A Qualitative Study of First-Generation Mexican Immigrant Women's Experiences with Midwives in the United States

Sanchez

Kasselstrand

2017

Women's Reproductive Health

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Immigration as a Catalyst for Increased Health Awareness: Immigrant Women Define Health and Health Decision Making

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Health perceptions and experiences of Cantonese-speaking older immigrant women from mainland China living in Toronto

Health perceptions and experiences of Cantonese-speaking older immigrant women from mainland China living in Toronto

Chronic health conditions, healthcare experience and life satisfaction among immigrant and native-born women in Canada

“Provide All Women a Voice:” A Qualitative Study of First-Generation Mexican Immigrant Women's Experiences with Midwives in the United States

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