Richter S, Vallianatos H, Aniteye P, Ansu-Kyeremeh K
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2017 Jan 19;4:2333393617690288. doi: 10.1177/2333393617690288. eCollection 2017 Jan-Dec.
We explored how migration influences our understanding of health and housing security of women who have or have not migrated to find work in Ghana. This article focuses on housing security. We used a multisite ethnographic research design. The setting was two distinct contexts in Ghana: a rural village and an urban context. We interviewed 44 women. Thematic content analysis was conducted. The main themes that emerged were decisions influencing migration, housing security, and the relationship between housing and health. Women voiced concerns about health related to housing conditions - for example, its effect on upper respiratory infections. We conclude that improving housing and services to the urban poor can have a positive impact on their health. Available, affordable, suitable, and adequate housing has the potential to contribute to economic growth, create more jobs, and improve the well-being of migrant women and, subsequently, their families in Northern Ghana.
我们探讨了移民如何影响我们对在加纳有或没有为找工作而移民的女性的健康和住房安全的理解。本文聚焦于住房安全。我们采用了多地点人种志研究设计。研究背景是加纳的两种不同环境：一个乡村和一个城市环境。我们采访了44名女性。进行了主题内容分析。出现的主要主题有影响移民的决定、住房安全以及住房与健康之间的关系。女性表达了对与住房条件相关健康问题的担忧——例如，其对呼吸道感染的影响。我们得出结论，改善城市贫困人口的住房和服务对他们的健康会产生积极影响。可得、可负担、合适且充足的住房有潜力促进经济增长、创造更多就业机会，并改善加纳北部移民女性及其家庭的福祉。
