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Perceived barriers and primary care access experiences among immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to explore the experience of male members of a rapidly grown community of Bangladeshi immigrants while accessing primary healthcare (PHC) services in Canada. DESIGN: A qualitative research was conducted among a sample of Bangladeshi immigrant men through a community-based...

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Autores principales: Turin, Tanvir C, Rashid, Ruksana, Ferdous, Mahzabin, Naeem, Iffat, Rumana, Nahid, Rahman, Afsana, Rahman, Nafiza, Lasker, Mohammad
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Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32994217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2020-000453
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author Turin, Tanvir C
Rashid, Ruksana
Ferdous, Mahzabin
Naeem, Iffat
Rumana, Nahid
Rahman, Afsana
Rahman, Nafiza
Lasker, Mohammad
author_facet Turin, Tanvir C
Rashid, Ruksana
Ferdous, Mahzabin
Naeem, Iffat
Rumana, Nahid
Rahman, Afsana
Rahman, Nafiza
Lasker, Mohammad
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description OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to explore the experience of male members of a rapidly grown community of Bangladeshi immigrants while accessing primary healthcare (PHC) services in Canada. DESIGN: A qualitative research was conducted among a sample of Bangladeshi immigrant men through a community-based participatory research approach. Focus group discussions were conducted to collect the qualitative data where thematic analysis was applied. SETTING: The focus group discussions were held in various community centres such as individual meeting rooms at public libraries, community halls and so on arranged in collaboration with community organisations while ensuring complete privacy. PARTICIPANT: Thirty-eight adults, Bangladeshi immigrant men, living in Calgary were selected for this study and participated in six different focus groups. The sample represents mostly married, educated, Muslim, Bangla speaking, aged over 25 years, full-time or self-employed and living in an urban centre in Canada >5 years. RESULT: The focus groups have highlighted long wait time as an important barrier. Long wait at the emergency room, difficulties to get access to general physicians when feeling sick, slow referral process and long wait at the clinic even after making an appointment impact their daily chores, work and access to care. Language is another important barrier that impedes effective communication between physicians and immigrant patients, thus the quality of care. Unfamiliarity with the healthcare system and lack of resources were also voiced that hinder access to healthcare for immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada. However, no gender-specific barriers unique to men have been identified in this study. CONCLUSION: The barriers to accessing PHC services for Bangladeshi immigrant men are similar to that of other visible minority immigrants. It is important to recognise the extent of barriers across various immigrant groups to effectively shape public policy and improve access to PHC.
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spelling pubmed-75263052020-10-19 Perceived barriers and primary care access experiences among immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada Turin, Tanvir C Rashid, Ruksana Ferdous, Mahzabin Naeem, Iffat Rumana, Nahid Rahman, Afsana Rahman, Nafiza Lasker, Mohammad Fam Med Community Health Original Research OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to explore the experience of male members of a rapidly grown community of Bangladeshi immigrants while accessing primary healthcare (PHC) services in Canada. DESIGN: A qualitative research was conducted among a sample of Bangladeshi immigrant men through a community-based participatory research approach. Focus group discussions were conducted to collect the qualitative data where thematic analysis was applied. SETTING: The focus group discussions were held in various community centres such as individual meeting rooms at public libraries, community halls and so on arranged in collaboration with community organisations while ensuring complete privacy. PARTICIPANT: Thirty-eight adults, Bangladeshi immigrant men, living in Calgary were selected for this study and participated in six different focus groups. The sample represents mostly married, educated, Muslim, Bangla speaking, aged over 25 years, full-time or self-employed and living in an urban centre in Canada >5 years. RESULT: The focus groups have highlighted long wait time as an important barrier. Long wait at the emergency room, difficulties to get access to general physicians when feeling sick, slow referral process and long wait at the clinic even after making an appointment impact their daily chores, work and access to care. Language is another important barrier that impedes effective communication between physicians and immigrant patients, thus the quality of care. Unfamiliarity with the healthcare system and lack of resources were also voiced that hinder access to healthcare for immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada. However, no gender-specific barriers unique to men have been identified in this study. CONCLUSION: The barriers to accessing PHC services for Bangladeshi immigrant men are similar to that of other visible minority immigrants. It is important to recognise the extent of barriers across various immigrant groups to effectively shape public policy and improve access to PHC. BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7526305/ /pubmed/32994217 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2020-000453 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Rahman, Nafiza
Lasker, Mohammad
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title_short Perceived barriers and primary care access experiences among immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32994217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2020-000453
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