University of London, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Faculty of Children and Health, Institute of Education, 27-28 Woburn Square, London, WC1H 0AA, UK.
Health Place. 2010 May;16(3):606-12. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.01.006. Epub 2010 Feb 1.
Drawing upon research undertaken with migrants from southern Africa living in London, this paper examines the important role played by transnational health networks in influencing individual's treatment seeking decisions. As well as exploring the ways in which these networks provide important sources of help and support for people in times of ill health, the paper examines the ways in which treatments from particular places and contexts carry certain associations, meanings and values, which are in turn, considered vital in influencing health care outcomes.
本文借鉴了在伦敦生活的来自南部非洲的移民的研究，考察了跨国卫生网络在影响个人治疗决策方面所发挥的重要作用。本文不仅探讨了这些网络在人们患病时提供重要帮助和支持的方式，还考察了来自特定地点和背景的治疗方法所具有的某些关联、意义和价值，这些关联、意义和价值反过来被认为对医疗保健结果具有重要影响。
