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Health Care Experiences and Perceived Barriers to Health Care Access: A Qualitative Study Among African Migrants in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

verfasst von: Lavinia Lin, Katherine B. Brown, Fan Yu, Jingqi Yang, Jason Wang, Joshua M. Schrock, Adams B. Bodomo, Ligang Yang, Bin Yang, Eric J. Nehl, Joseph D. Tucker, Frank Y. Wong

Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Ausgabe 5/2015

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Guangzhou, one of China’s largest cities and a main trading port in South China, has attracted many African businessmen and traders migrating to the city for financial gains. Previous research has explored the cultural and economic roles of this newly emerging population; however, little is known about their health care experiences while in China. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used to assess health care experiences and perceived barriers to health care access among African migrants in Guangzhou, China. Overall, African migrants experienced various barriers to accessing health care and were dissatisfied with local health services. The principal barriers to care reported included affordability, legal issues, language barriers, and cultural differences. Facing multiple barriers, African migrants have limited access to care in Guangzhou. Local health settings are not accustomed to the African migrant population, suggesting that providing linguistically and culturally appropriate services may improve access to care for the migrants.

Our use of the term African here is meant to include all citizens of countries on the African continent, most of whom are members of the African Union, or anybody who considers themselves to be of African origins. In so doing we do not claim cultural homogeneity across this group of people. Indeed, cultural differences, if any, between these nationalities indicated do not have any major implications in the way they are treated with regards to health care delivery in China. In fact, Chinese, whether at the government level or at individual levels tend to treat and interact with Africans as a homogenous group, especially with regards to health care (non)-delivery.

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Titel: Health Care Experiences and Perceived Barriers to Health Care Access: A Qualitative Study Among African Migrants in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
verfasst von: Lavinia Lin
Katherine B. Brown
Fan Yu
Jingqi Yang
Jason Wang
Joshua M. Schrock
Adams B. Bodomo
Ligang Yang
Bin Yang
Eric J. Nehl
Joseph D. Tucker
Frank Y. Wong
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Ausgabe 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-014-0114-8

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