How black West African migrants perceive cancer
Ehiwe, E. and McGee, P. and Thomson, K. and Filby, M. (2013) How black West African migrants perceive cancer. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 10 (2). pp. 115-121. ISSN 20495471 (ISSN)
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This paper examines health beliefs, knowledge and perceptions of cancer among two Anglophone black African migrant communities in Luton, UK. Using a focus group approach, 53 participants from the Ghanaian and Nigerian migrant communities were recruited for separate and mixed male and female groups as well as separate and mixed groups of different nationalities and religious backgrounds. The study showed that the participants have both biomedical and faith-based understandings of cancer. They will seek medical help as quickly as possible, as well as expressing their health concerns to God in prayer. Silence, concealment and stigma were identified as barriers that prevent some individuals from accessing cancer services. It is hoped that the findings of this study may contribute to cancer awareness campaigns as well as forming the basis for future research among this and other under-researched black minority migrant communities in the UK. Professionals working with these communities need to have an awareness of these perceptions in order to ensure that these populations receive culturally sensitive care.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Culture, Health beliefs, Perceptions of cancer, West Africa | ||||
| Subjects: | CAH01 - medicine and dentistry > CAH01-01 - medicine and dentistry > CAH01-01-01 - medical sciences (non-specific) CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SHARR) Faculty of Arts, Design and Media > Birmingham Institute of Media and English > School of English Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | Hussen Farooq | ||||
| Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2017 07:10 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2022 17:15 | ||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/2677 |
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