Barriers and enablers to accessing child health resources and services: Findings from qualitative interviews with Arabic and Mongolian immigrant mothers in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past two decades, there has been an increase of immigrants in Australia. Despite this, the availability of culturally responsive resources and services that cater to their needs remains insufficient.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore the resources used and trusted by Mongolian- and Arabic-speaking migrant mothers in Australia for child health information and examine how they navigate and overcome challenges they encounter accessing this information.

Design

Semi-structured telephone interview.

Methods

A theory informed semi-structured 60-min telephone interview was conducted in Arabic and Mongolian with 20 Arabic- and 20 Mongolian-speaking migrant mothers of children younger than 2 years or currently pregnant and living in Austra

SUBMITTER: Jawad D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10989050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature