TY - JOUR
T1 - Working Hard
T2 - Women's Self-Care Practices in Ghana
AU - Theroux, Rosemary
AU - Klar, Robin Toft
AU - Messenger, Linda
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 21 January 2012; accepted 27 September 2012. The authors acknowledge Cynthia McClain, MD. Funding for this research was provided by the University of Massachusetts Global Health Department and Graduate School of Nursing, and by The Women’s Trust. Address correspondence to Rosemary Theroux, Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Worcester, 55 Lake Avenue N., Worcester, MA 01605, USA. E-mail: rosemary. [email protected]
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Women's health care providers have noted an increased infant mortality rate among Ghanaian immigrants. We conducted focus groups with 17 women in Ghana. We asked them how they maintained their health both before and during pregnancy. When discussing their health, women repeatedly described the conditions or context of their daily lives and the traditional practices that they used to stay healthy. Knowledge of women's lives, the health care system that they previously used, and their cultural practices can be utilized by health care providers to more fully assess their patients and design more culturally appropriate care for this group of women.
AB - Women's health care providers have noted an increased infant mortality rate among Ghanaian immigrants. We conducted focus groups with 17 women in Ghana. We asked them how they maintained their health both before and during pregnancy. When discussing their health, women repeatedly described the conditions or context of their daily lives and the traditional practices that they used to stay healthy. Knowledge of women's lives, the health care system that they previously used, and their cultural practices can be utilized by health care providers to more fully assess their patients and design more culturally appropriate care for this group of women.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2012.736574
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2012.736574
M3 - Article
C2 - 23537401
AN - SCOPUS:84880389576
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 34
SP - 651
EP - 673
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 8
ER -