College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Health Care Women Int. 2021 Feb;42(2):145-164. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2019.1640703. Epub 2019 Jul 26.
Undocumented immigrants encounter a myriad of complex barriers to health care access, negatively impacting their health outcomes. In this qualitative study we aimed to understand the barriers to health care for undocumented African immigrant women in the United States as well as how women navigate these barriers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 undocumented African immigrant women. Our findings indicate that undocumented African women experience complex barriers to care which they attempted to navigate. In this study we provide information that healthcare professionals can employ in attending to the health needs of undocumented women and creating safe spaces for them to seek care.
无证移民在获得医疗保健方面会遇到诸多复杂障碍，从而对他们的健康结果产生负面影响。在这项定性研究中，我们旨在了解美国无证非洲移民女性在获得医疗保健方面所面临的障碍，以及她们如何应对这些障碍。我们对 24 名无证非洲移民女性进行了半结构化访谈。我们的研究结果表明，无证非洲女性在获得医疗保健方面面临着复杂的障碍，她们试图克服这些障碍。在本研究中，我们提供了医疗保健专业人员可以利用的信息，以满足无证女性的健康需求，并为她们提供寻求护理的安全空间。
