Feeling misidentified: Understanding migrant's readiness to engage in health care screening

Jane Hendy, Tushna Vandrevala, Ayesha Ahmed, Claire Kelly, Lucy Gray and Aftab Ala

Social Science & Medicine, 2019, vol. 237, issue C, -

Abstract: •Screening interventions primarily use socio-cognitive theories.•We widen the theoretical lens to explain migrant's uptake of health screening.•We explore community, support networks and issues of identity.•Migrant screening uptake is related to feeling misidentified or misunderstood.•The results can constructively re-shape future screening practices.

Keywords: Migrants; Screening uptake; Health screening; Identity; Misalignment; Focus groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112481

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