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Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents
BACKGROUND: There is evidence that key health behaviours of people who migrate deteriorate over time, which has a consequent impact upon the health of dependent children. As health in the early years sets the course for lifelong health, it is important to explore parents' views on maintaining c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896591/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27591301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw083 |
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description | BACKGROUND: There is evidence that key health behaviours of people who migrate deteriorate over time, which has a consequent impact upon the health of dependent children. As health in the early years sets the course for lifelong health, it is important to explore parents' views on maintaining children's health following migration. METHODS: Five focus groups were held with parents of preschool children who had migrated to the UK within the last 10 years (n = 28). Parents originated from Romania, Poland, Somalia and Pakistan, with one group of Roma Gypsy parents. Data collection took place in January to March 2015. RESULTS: All groups, apart from the Roma, perceived barriers to maintaining optimal health and well-being for their preschool children following migration to the UK. Eastern European parents experienced difficulties in ensuring family financial security, while parents from more established communities focused on barriers to children's exercise, play and nutrition. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights aspects of public health where migrants and their children can experience adverse effects in the UK. These findings have implications for policymakers, commissioners and providers of health services who aim to promote good health among preschool children. |
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spelling | pubmed-58965912018-04-17 Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents Condon, L.J. McClean, S. J Public Health (Oxf) Original Article BACKGROUND: There is evidence that key health behaviours of people who migrate deteriorate over time, which has a consequent impact upon the health of dependent children. As health in the early years sets the course for lifelong health, it is important to explore parents' views on maintaining children's health following migration. METHODS: Five focus groups were held with parents of preschool children who had migrated to the UK within the last 10 years (n = 28). Parents originated from Romania, Poland, Somalia and Pakistan, with one group of Roma Gypsy parents. Data collection took place in January to March 2015. RESULTS: All groups, apart from the Roma, perceived barriers to maintaining optimal health and well-being for their preschool children following migration to the UK. Eastern European parents experienced difficulties in ensuring family financial security, while parents from more established communities focused on barriers to children's exercise, play and nutrition. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights aspects of public health where migrants and their children can experience adverse effects in the UK. These findings have implications for policymakers, commissioners and providers of health services who aim to promote good health among preschool children. Oxford University Press 2017-09 2016-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5896591/ /pubmed/27591301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw083 Text en © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Original Article Condon, L.J. McClean, S. Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents |
title | Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents |
title_full | Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents |
title_fullStr | Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents |
title_full_unstemmed | Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents |
title_short | Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents |
title_sort | maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the uk: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896591/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27591301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw083 |
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