Why sub-Saharan African health workers migrate to European countries that do not actively recruit: a qualitative study post-migration
| العنوان: | Why sub-Saharan African health workers migrate to European countries that do not actively recruit: a qualitative study post-migration |
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| المؤلفون: | Annelien Poppe, Claire Blacklock, Ruth Kutalek, Jan De Maeseneer, Shabir Moosa, Wim Peersman, Pallavi Laxmikanth, Elena Jirovsky |
| المصدر: | GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION Global Health Action; Vol 7 (2014): incl Supplements Global Health Action, Vol 7, Iss 0, Pp 1-9 (2014) Global Health Action |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2014. |
| سنة النشر: | 2014 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, sub-Saharan Africa, Economic growth, Sub saharan, PROFESSIONALS, Health Personnel, Emigrants and Immigrants, STUDENTS, Context (language use), migration, Interviews as Topic, 03 medical and health sciences, Health personnel, 0302 clinical medicine, Belgium, parasitic diseases, Health care, Medicine and Health Sciences, Humans, Medicine, brain drain, 030212 general & internal medicine, Foreign Medical Graduates, 10. No inequality, CRISIS, Africa South of the Sahara, Qualitative Research, health care economics and organizations, Health professionals, business.industry, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, BRAIN-DRAIN, 030503 health policy & services, Health Policy, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, healthcare, lcsh:RA1-1270, VIEWS, Brain drain, Middle Aged, Austria, Original Article, Female, 0305 other medical science, business, Qualitative research |
| الوصف: | Background: Many studies have investigated the migration intentions of sub-Saharan African medical students and health professionals within the context of a legacy of active international recruitment by receiving countries. However, many health workers migrate outside of this recruitment paradigm. This paper aims to explore the reasons for migration of health workers from sub-Saharan Africa to Belgium and Austria; European countries without a history of active recruitment in sub-Saharan Africa.Methods: Data were collected using semistructured interviews. Twenty-seven health workers were interviewed about their migration experiences. Included participants were born in sub-Saharan Africa, had trained as health workers in sub-Saharan Africa, and were currently living in Belgium or Austria, though not necessarily currently working as a health professional.Results: Both Austria and Belgium were shown not to be target countries for the health workers, who instead moved there by circumstance, rather than choice. Three principal reasons for migration were reported: 1) educational purposes; 2) political instability or insecurity in their country of origin; and 3) family reunification. In addition, two respondents mentioned medical reasons and, although less explicit, economic factors were also involved in several of the respondents’ decision to migrate.Conclusion: These results highlight the importance of the broader economic, social, and political context within which migration decisions are made. Training opportunities proved to be an important factor for migration. A further development and upgrade of primary care might help to counter the common desire to specialize and improve domestic training opportunities.Keywords: migration; brain drain; healthcare; sub-Saharan Africa(Published: 13 May 2014)Citation: Glob Health Action 2014, 7: 24071 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.24071Test |
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| تدمد: | 1654-9880 1654-9716 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::05b847cf47d2db0e93923c23d941fd95Test https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.24071Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....05b847cf47d2db0e93923c23d941fd95 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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