Title

Maternal and Child Health Access Disparities among Recent African Immigrants in the United States

Authors

Bakali Mukasa

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Description

Health care disparities and U.S. national public health concerns and disproportionately affect minority populations. Analysis of published studies on the health of larger immigrant populations from Europe, Asia, South American, and the Caribbean revealed a knowledge gap on the health of African and other minority immigrants. This phenomenological study of 11 recent African immigrants concerned access to maternal and child health (MCH) care as well as the causes and effects of disparities to care-seeking experiences. The results may support interventions to improve health care access and health outcomes of minority immigrants in the United States and beyond.

Publication Date

2016

City

National Harbor, MD

Keywords

Research Symposium

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health