Self-Directed Female Migration in Ghana: Health and Wellness of Elderly Family Caregivers Left Behind. An Ethnographic Study
| العنوان: | Self-Directed Female Migration in Ghana: Health and Wellness of Elderly Family Caregivers Left Behind. An Ethnographic Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Vida Nyagre Yakong, Patience Aniteye, Kimberly Jarvis, Solina Richter, Helen Vallianatos |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8127, p 8127 (2020) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 21 |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, lcsh:Medicine, challenges, migrants, Ghana, Article, elderly family, 03 medical and health sciences, Social support, 0302 clinical medicine, Sex Factors, Ethnography, Humans, Family, 030212 general & internal medicine, Child, Anthropology, Cultural, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, 030504 nursing, Family caregivers, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Emigration and Immigration, Middle Aged, Left behind, Disadvantaged, struggles, left behind, Family member, female, Caregivers, Care work, Rural area, 0305 other medical science, Psychology |
| الوصف: | Driven by the global economic crisis, families are developing strategies for survival, including self-directed female migration. Female migration has negative and positive impacts on families in rural areas. The purpose of the project was to explore the health and wellness experiences of elderly family caregivers who have female family members who have migrated to improve the status of their families. In this focused ethnographic study, we interviewed elderly family members who had a female family member who migrated outside their community for employment. Participants were enrolled from northern Ghanaian communities known to be economically disadvantaged in comparison to their southern counterparts. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and translated into English. Data were analyzed based on thematic content. Majors themes that emerged were reasons for children leaving their families physical, emotional, and spiritual health and social and economic struggles. Challenges of family care work undertaken by the elderly in families with emigrated female kin strongly also emerged as a theme. New contextual knowledge was developed about the impact of self-directed female migration on the health and wellness of elderly family caregivers. The information is valuable for the development of culturally appropriate social support and health practices for female migrants and their families. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::720ce16fa406da89b8853df3337e0a58Test https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/21/8127Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....720ce16fa406da89b8853df3337e0a58 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16617827 16604601 |
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