ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2024
WhatsApp-propriate? Exploring "WhatsApp" as a Tool for Research Among Ghanaian Immigrants in the United States.
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- Strategies for Recruiting African Immigrants to Mixed Methods Maternal Health Research: Evidence from a Pilot Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Examining Migration, Social Bonds, Transnationalism, and HIV Prevention Pathways Among African Immigrants (MiST-Pathways): A Study Protocol.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Religiosity and Gender Norms as Determinants of HIV and PrEP Stigma among Ghanaian Immigrants in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Qualitative exploration of barriers and enablers to migrant access to water safety programmes in Australia.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Experiences With Cancer Screenings Among Arabic-Speaking Refugee Women.Nursing for women's health · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Subjective Norms Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination among Pregnant Women in Kenya: An Online Cross-Sectional Pilot Study Using WhatsApp.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
African immigrants remain underrepresented in research due to challenges in recruitment. Mobile instant messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, present novel, and cost-effective opportunities for conducting health research across geographic and temporal distances, potentially mitigating the challenges of maintaining contact and engagement in research with migrant populations. Moreover, WhatsApp has been found to be commonly used by African immigrant communities. However, little is known about the acceptability and use of WhatsApp as a tool for health research among African immigrants in the US. In this study, we examine the acceptability and feasibility of WhatsApp as a tool for research among Ghanaian immigrants- a subset of the African immigrant population group. We used WhatsApp to recruit 40 participants for a qualitative interview about their use of the mobile messaging application. Three distinct themes related to the acceptability and feasibility of WhatsApp emerged from the interviews: (1) preference for using WhatsApp as a medium of communication; (2) positive perception of WhatsApp; and (3) preference for using WhatsApp for research. The findings indicate that for African immigrants in the US, WhatsApp is a preferred method for recruiting and collecting data. It remains a promising strategy to utilize in future research involving this population.
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