Uncovering social and psychosocial health factors through participatory qualitative research with low-income adults in a suburb of Montreal, Quebec.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The association between social status and health is well established, but the psychosocial factors and mechanisms underlying this association are not fully understood. This study aims to identify and describe social and psychosocial factors that may harm the health of low-income adults.

Design

Participatory qualitative research using a problem-posing method based on Freire's pedagogy.

Setting

Community organisation in a low-income district in the metropolitan area of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Participants

Eight low-income adults using food bank services provided by the community organisation. Participants had to reside in the community organisation's service area, have insufficient income to cover living expenses, be aged 18 years

SUBMITTER: Wang CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045024 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature