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The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion
The Sustainable Development Goals underscore the importance of migration to the achievement of health, and global migration presents both opportunities and challenges for the development of health promotion. Despite such recognition, very little work has focused on health promotion with young migran...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429947 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215229 |
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author | Spencer, Grace Dankyi, Ernestina Thompson, Jill Acton, Faye Kwankye, Stephen Owusu |
author_facet | Spencer, Grace Dankyi, Ernestina Thompson, Jill Acton, Faye Kwankye, Stephen Owusu |
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description | The Sustainable Development Goals underscore the importance of migration to the achievement of health, and global migration presents both opportunities and challenges for the development of health promotion. Despite such recognition, very little work has focused on health promotion with young migrants, including how migration shapes opportunities for positive health. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study that sought to advance knowledge of the health experiences of young internal migrants in Ghana (n = 14) and considers ways to harness these perspectives in the development of sustainable health promotion solutions. Methods included community consultations, participatory workshops and interviews with young migrants aged 14–21 years. Findings highlighted how the social determinants of health affected young migrants’ opportunities to support their health. Our analysis highlights how a lack of access to adequate food, shelter and health services often resulted in the adoption of alternative health practices, including the use of herbal remedies. Supporting positive livelihoods as part of tackling the social determinants of health is crucial to mitigate the impacts of poverty and inequalities on young migrants’ health practices and outcomes. We conclude by considering how to advance relevant health promotion with young migrants living in contexts of vulnerability. |
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spelling | pubmed-96901522022-11-25 The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion Spencer, Grace Dankyi, Ernestina Thompson, Jill Acton, Faye Kwankye, Stephen Owusu Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The Sustainable Development Goals underscore the importance of migration to the achievement of health, and global migration presents both opportunities and challenges for the development of health promotion. Despite such recognition, very little work has focused on health promotion with young migrants, including how migration shapes opportunities for positive health. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study that sought to advance knowledge of the health experiences of young internal migrants in Ghana (n = 14) and considers ways to harness these perspectives in the development of sustainable health promotion solutions. Methods included community consultations, participatory workshops and interviews with young migrants aged 14–21 years. Findings highlighted how the social determinants of health affected young migrants’ opportunities to support their health. Our analysis highlights how a lack of access to adequate food, shelter and health services often resulted in the adoption of alternative health practices, including the use of herbal remedies. Supporting positive livelihoods as part of tackling the social determinants of health is crucial to mitigate the impacts of poverty and inequalities on young migrants’ health practices and outcomes. We conclude by considering how to advance relevant health promotion with young migrants living in contexts of vulnerability. MDPI 2022-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9690152/ /pubmed/36429947 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215229 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Spencer, Grace Dankyi, Ernestina Thompson, Jill Acton, Faye Kwankye, Stephen Owusu The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion |
title | The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion |
title_full | The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion |
title_fullStr | The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion |
title_full_unstemmed | The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion |
title_short | The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion |
title_sort | health experiences of young internal migrants in ghana—identifying priorities for sustainable health promotion |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429947 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215229 |
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