Challenges Faced by Refugee New Parents from Africa in Canada

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1146-1156

  Stewart, M ^a   Dennis, C L ^b   Kariwo, M ^a   Kushner, K E ^a   Letourneau, N ^c   Makumbe, K ^a   Makwarimba, E ^d   Shizha, E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^e WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Canada; Challenges; New parents; Refugee; Sudan; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; REFUGEE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDAN; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; RACISM; REFUGEES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDAN; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84937514258     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0062-3     Document Type: Article

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