African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand

There is renewed international effort to improve the health and well-being of migrants. For African migrants, theoretical frameworks designed to account for and guide interventions to address the underlying mechanisms that interact to influence health and well-being remain largely underdeveloped. Th...

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Main Authors: Badu, Emmanuel, Mpofu, C., Came, H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93823
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author Badu, Emmanuel
Mpofu, C.
Came, H.
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Came, H.
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description There is renewed international effort to improve the health and well-being of migrants. For African migrants, theoretical frameworks designed to account for and guide interventions to address the underlying mechanisms that interact to influence health and well-being remain largely underdeveloped. The aim of this study was to address this gap by providing a unique socio-ecological framework with specific entry points for targeted health promotion action aimed at improving the health and well-being of African migrants living in Aotearoa New Zealand. The African Hut model of health was developed through an inductive iterative approach informed by a review of the evidence and semi-structured interviews with key informants. The interviews were conducted in person using one-on-one format and employed to refine initial themes from the literature. A hybrid thematic analysis, involving both inductive and deductive approaches was used to analyse the interview data. The health and well-being of African migrant communities are the outcome of complex interplay of individual, economic, social and structural factors. To protect and promote the health of African communities in Aotearoa requires tailored interventions that centre culture and deliver holistically.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-938232024-01-15T01:22:54Z African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand Badu, Emmanuel Mpofu, C. Came, H. African migrant determinants of health health promotion models migrant health Humans Transients and Migrants New Zealand Black People Health Promotion Qualitative Research Humans Qualitative Research Transients and Migrants Health Promotion New Zealand Black People There is renewed international effort to improve the health and well-being of migrants. For African migrants, theoretical frameworks designed to account for and guide interventions to address the underlying mechanisms that interact to influence health and well-being remain largely underdeveloped. The aim of this study was to address this gap by providing a unique socio-ecological framework with specific entry points for targeted health promotion action aimed at improving the health and well-being of African migrants living in Aotearoa New Zealand. The African Hut model of health was developed through an inductive iterative approach informed by a review of the evidence and semi-structured interviews with key informants. The interviews were conducted in person using one-on-one format and employed to refine initial themes from the literature. A hybrid thematic analysis, involving both inductive and deductive approaches was used to analyse the interview data. The health and well-being of African migrant communities are the outcome of complex interplay of individual, economic, social and structural factors. To protect and promote the health of African communities in Aotearoa requires tailored interventions that centre culture and deliver holistically. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93823 10.1093/heapro/daad035 eng restricted
spellingShingle African migrant
determinants of health
health promotion models
migrant health
Humans
Transients and Migrants
New Zealand
Black People
Health Promotion
Qualitative Research
Humans
Qualitative Research
Transients and Migrants
Health Promotion
New Zealand
Black People
Badu, Emmanuel
Mpofu, C.
Came, H.
African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand
title African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand
title_full African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand
title_fullStr African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand
title_full_unstemmed African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand
title_short African Hut model of health: a framework for improving African migrant health in Aotearoa/New Zealand
title_sort african hut model of health: a framework for improving african migrant health in aotearoa/new zealand
topic African migrant
determinants of health
health promotion models
migrant health
Humans
Transients and Migrants
New Zealand
Black People
Health Promotion
Qualitative Research
Humans
Qualitative Research
Transients and Migrants
Health Promotion
New Zealand
Black People
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93823