scholarly journals Facilitators and Barriers to Health-Seeking Behaviours among Filipino Migrants: Inductive Analysis to Inform Health Promotion

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Maneze ◽  
M. DiGiacomo ◽  
Y. Salamonson ◽  
J. Descallar ◽  
P. M. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
English Language ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Service Access ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Filipino Migrants ◽  
Barriers To Health

Understanding factors that influence health-seeking behaviour of migrants is necessary to intervene for behaviour change. This paper explores Filipino migrants’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers to maintaining health in Australia. Open-ended survey item responses reflecting factors that assisted and hindered health following migration to Australia were inductively analysed. Three hundred and thirty-seven of the 552 survey respondents (61%) provided open-ended responses. Responses were grouped into two major categories: individual factors, including personal resources and cultural influences, and environmental factors encompassing both the physical conditions in the host country and health service access. Awareness of practices that enhance health was a major personal facilitator of health-seeking behaviour; however, competing priorities of daily living were perceived as barriers. Cultural beliefs and practices influenced health-seeking behaviour. Despite high self-rated English language skills in this population, new migrants and the elderly cited communication difficulties as barriers to accessing health services. Insight into facilitators and barriers to health-seeking behaviour in this less researched migrant population revealed tools for enhancing engagement in health promotion programs addressing healthy lifestyle.

scholarly journals Health seeking behaviour in management of erectile dysfunction among men in an urban African population

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olajide O. Abiola ◽  
Oluwaseyi J. Adigun ◽  
Olushola J. Ajamu ◽  
Oyeronke T. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Sexual Disorder ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Medical Facilities

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is consistent inability to achieve/maintain penile erection sufficiently enough for satisfactory sexual intercourse. It is a major sexual disorder causing significant distress in men with associated poor quality of life. Despite it being a common sexual disorder, many of the affected people do not seek medical care. The study sought to investigate health seeking behaviour in management of ED among urban dwelling African men.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey method was adopted. The study population comprised of men drawn from an urban setting in Nigeria using a multi-stage sampling technique. Three hypotheses were formulated which were cultural beliefs, financial status and medical access/perception on quality of care will not significantly influence health seeking behaviour for management of ED. Researchers’ designed questionnaire validated by three experts drawn from the relevant fields with reliability co-efficient of 0.77 obtained through split half method by Pearson product moment correlation was used for data collection. The three postulated hypotheses were tested using Person product moment correlation.Results: All the three hypotheses were rejected at 0.05 alpha level of significance because their calculated r-values were greater than their critical values.Conclusions: It was concluded that cultural beliefs, financial status and access to medical facilities/perception of quality of care from such medical facilities influence the health seeking behaviour of men in the management of ED. 

scholarly journals Knowledge and Health Seeking Behaviour of Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Agbokey ◽  
Elorm Kudzawu ◽  
Mawuli Dzodzomenyo ◽  
Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise ◽  
Seth Owusu-Agyei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking

Background. Breast cancer is a major contributor to cancer-related deaths among women worldwide, despite the numerous measures employed to prevent and manage the disease. This study explored the knowledge and health seeking behaviour of breast cancer patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, from June 2014 to July 2014. Thirty-five participants were purposively selected. The responses to questions about their experiences with breast cancer were determined using indepth interviews. Transcripts were coded and analysed using NVIVO version 10.0. Results. Participants’ knowledge about signs and symptoms of breast cancer after their diagnosis was high but low for risk factors. Screening for breast cancer through self-breast examination was infrequently performed prior to their diagnosis. The patients’ first point of care was generally health facilities. Some patients reported late due to misinterpretation of signs and symptoms, cultural influences and fear of losing their breast to surgery, physician delay, health providers’ laxity, and disinterest in breast cancer. Men, for example, husbands, decide on where and when breast cancer patients go for treatment. Conclusion. There is poor knowledge of the risk factors for developing breast cancer. Patients resorted to the hospital as first options for cure but were generally delayed in doing so. There is the need to create awareness about breast cancer among the general population.

“It Is Not Easy”: Cultural Influences of Sickle Cell Disease Management in Rural, Eastern Sierra Leone

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110063
Author(s):  
Stephanie O. Ibemere ◽  
Donna Z. Shambley-Ebron ◽  
Paula Tanabe ◽  
Cheedy Jaja
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
African Countries

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic genetic disease that causes life-threatening complications and requires robust comprehensive management. Developing comprehensive SCD programs in sub-Saharan African countries requires knowledge of the cultural factors affecting health-seeking behavior. We utilized an ethnographic approach and the frameworks of Dutta and Habermas to explore cultural factors influencing SCD management in rural Sierra Leone. A purposive sample of 27 individuals with SCD and their family and professional caregivers were observed and interviewed from March 2019 to April 2019. We identified four domains (Cultural Beliefs, Cultural Values, Cultural Practices, and Dealing with SCD) of cultural influences on SCD management, and 12 sub-themes (related to collectivism; spiritual, traditional, and Western beliefs and practices; and lived experiences) that reflect the personal, social, structural, and contextual complexities of SCD management. Further research regarding roles of traditional and spiritual leaders, combinations of Western and traditional practices, and culturally centered interventions is warranted.

scholarly journals Facilitators and Barriers to Health Seeking among People Who Use Drugs in the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Abdul Cadri ◽  
Bonyo Abdul Aziz Nagumsi ◽  
Alberta Twi-Yeboah ◽  
Linda Darko Yeboah ◽  
Augustine Adomah-Afari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
People Who Use Drugs ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Barriers To Health

Drug use is one of the global public health issues, and its accompanying disorders have consequences on people’s mental, physical, and environmental health. Nevertheless, the majority of people who use drugs have never been treated for drug dependence and other health conditions whilst others discontinue their treatment for drug use disorder. Using the health belief model, the study aimed at exploring facilitators and barriers to health-seeking among people who use drugs in the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana. A descriptive study design was used, employing a qualitative approach. In-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 22 participants, including two key informants (male and female). The first group of participants was recruited from the ghetto (an area in the municipality where people who use drugs are usually located). The other group of participants was recruited using hospital-based records. The interview data were transcribed, coded, and analysed for the generation of themes with the aid of Nvivo version 12 pro. The results showed that people who use drugs face health challenges such as drug dependence, malaria, lungs and breathing complications, cardiovascular complications, and skin complications. People who use drugs experienced poor perceived quality of life and low health status. Health-seeking behaviours of interviewees were influenced by the perceived benefit, perceived severity, cues to action, among others. Multiple sources of healthcare were used by the people who use drugs. Whereas ease of communication, perceived severity, benefit, among others were facilitators to their health-seeking behaviours, cost, dwindling social support, lack of knowledge of the condition, and fear of arrest by law enforcement agencies also served as barriers to seeking healthcare at the orthodox health facilities. This paper suggests a holistic approach to help improve the health and health-seeking behaviours of people who use drugs. The researchers wish to indicate that an earlier version of this manuscript has been presented at the University of Ghana as a thesis.

Pattern of morbidities of under-5 year children and health seeking behaviour of their mother in rural community of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Md. Abu Jafar Sujan ◽  
Muhammad Tareque Hasan ◽  
Bikash Chandra Sah ◽  
Md. Al Amin Khan ◽  
Ishraque Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking
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