Access to healthcare services and confidence in healthcare professionals' management of malaria: the views of Francophone sub-Saharan African Immigrants living in western Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a paucity of knowledge about the healthcare attitudes and practices of French-speaking immigrants originating from Sub-Saharan Africa (FISSA) living in minority settings. The purpose of this study was to characterize FISSA healthcare experiences and confidence in the malaria-related knowledge of health professionals in Edmonton.

Methods

A structured survey was used to examine a cohort of 382 FISSA (48% female; 52% male) living in Edmonton. FISSA general healthcare attitudes, experiences and satisfaction with the Canadian healthcare system were studied. Healthcare Competency Perception (HCP) was characterized by using an index score. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the impact of healthcare experiences and other outcomes.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Vincent R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature