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- Title
The Meaning of Health and Help-Seeking Behaviours Among Refugees Who Have Experienced Collective Violence Prior to Emigration: A Canadian Perspective.
- Authors
Mabaya, Gracia; Ray, Susan L.
- Abstract
An interpretative phenomenological approach with a purposive sample of 3 men and 3 women was employed to explore the meaning of health and help-seeking behaviours of refugees living in Canada who have experienced collective violence in their countries of origin. Prior to migration, the participants’ meaning of health and help-seeking behaviours were fashioned by their embodied experience of life as nonexistent and meaningless. Post migration, their past lived experience of collective violence continued to shape their perceptions of their health and help-seeking behaviours. Participants call for a restructured system offering specialized mental health services for this population.
- Subjects
SUB-Saharan Africa; CANADA; MIDDLE East; REFUGEES; CRIME; HEALTH status indicators; HELP-seeking behavior; INTERVIEWING; PHENOMENOLOGY; RESEARCH methodology; VIOLENCE; WAR; JUDGMENT sampling; THEMATIC analysis
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 2014, Vol 33, Issue 3, p71
- ISSN
0713-3936
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7870/cjcmh-2014-024