ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Identifying Barriers to Healthcare Access for New Immigrants: A Qualitative Study in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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- The Association between Migration and Prevalence of Allergic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International archives of allergy and immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Unintentional Home Injuries: Community-Based Participatory Research among Afghan Immigrants and Refugees in British Columbia, Canada.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Comparing Preoperative Healthcare Utilization Between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Undergoing Emergency General Surgery in British Columbia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Understanding Multilevel Barriers to Healthcare Access Among Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency: A Qualitative Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Co-Designing Physical Activity Programs With Immigrant Children and Families: A Strengthening Community Roots: Anchoring Newcomers in Wellness and Sustainability (SCORE!) Research Study.Health promotion practice · 2026Article
- Letter to the Editor on "Raising Awareness of Pelvic Floor Disorders Among Cultural Health Brokers to Improve Refugee and Immigrant Women's Pelvic Floor Health".International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Prenatal Care Barriers Among Immigrant Women in Canada: A Scoping Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Health care providers' perspectives on barriers and enablers to providing hepatitis C screening and treatment for immigrants in Canada: A theory-informed qualitative study.Canadian liver journal · 2026Article
- Community Agency Health Promotion Capacity for Ethno-Culturally Diverse Immigrant Women: Qualitative Interviews.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- In-hospital Wait Times for Emergency General Surgery: Do Immigrants Wait Longer?Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Factors Impacting Late Diagnosis of Chronic Hepatitis B and C.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Maternal Health Literacy among Migrant Women: A Co-Design Study in Portugal.Portuguese journal of public health · 2026Article
- Regional Patterns of Multimorbidity and Hospitalization in Saskatchewan's Aging Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Morbidity burden and predictors of hospitalization among unaccompanied migrants and persons prone to statelessness in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Social media addiction, maternal mental health, and children's oral health behaviours among immigrants.PloS one · 2026Article
- The Right to Development and disparities in healthcare access: Qualitative study from rural Ontario, Canada.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Barriers to perinatal care among pregnant South Asian immigrants living in Canada: a scoping review protocol.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and preference for future delivery among language minority, newcomer, and racialized peoples in Canada: a national cross-sectional and longitudinal study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Promoting resilience and mental well-being among immigrants in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Despite universal healthcare, immigrants often face unique challenges accessing healthcare. Employing an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach, four focus groups were conducted with 29 women and eight men from 15 different countries attending English language classes hosted at a non-governmental organization in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in 2016 and 2017. Personal factors such as language barrier, lack of transportation, childcare and others interacted with systemic factors such as lack of appointment, long wait times, etc. delaying access at each point of contact with the healthcare system. Participants expressed dissatisfaction with the potency of medications, time spent in appointments and the way healthcare professionals communicated health information. The referral process and wait times were viewed as barriers to accessing specialist, diagnostic and acute care services. Participants were concerned that appropriate healthcare will be unavailable when needed. Strategies addressing systemic and person-specific barriers are needed to provide equitable client-centered care.
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