¶ … Culture among Immigrant Women from Sub-Saharan Africa Diagnosed with Chronic Diseases, Living in Grande Prairie, Alberta
The concept culture is defined as learned beliefs revealing the method people interact with their physical and social environment generally shared among a large segment of the population and transmitted from one generation to the other. These beliefs can include body size, habit and food habit. This proposal discusses the impact culture among immigrant women from Sub-Saharan Africa diagnosed with chronic diseases, living in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The review of the literature and its outcomes reveal that SSA women in Canada still prefer using the traditional medicine rather than western medicine. Moreover, African women in Canada diagnosed with chronic disease continue indulging unhealthy lifestyle that includes overeating to gain body weight because of the cultural beliefs that overweight is associated with wealth and prestige. Moreover, many women from Sub-Saharan Africa still rely on traditional medicine to cure the ailments because culturally, large numbers of sub- Saharan African women believe in the traditional medicine than orthodox medicine. The culture of non-disclosure is among the cultural factors affecting sub-Saharan African women.
The proposal will collect and analyze data using the quantitative techniques. The tables, words and graphs will be used to present the research findings.
Introduction
In the history of Canada, immigration has played a critical role in the economic and socio-cultural development of the country. By 2016, one out of five Canadians is an immigrant and foreign born making their number reaching approximately 20.6% of the Canadian population and contributing to the 66% of the annual population growth of Canadian. Between 2006 and 2011, more than 145,700 African immigrants arrived in Canada, and an immigrant from SSA (Sub-Saharan African) consists of people from the African region situated below the Sahara desert. The SSA countries are 49 in number that includes Botswana, Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger and Uganda. Prior to 1960, the population of sub-Saharan African were very small, and almost unknown ethnic groups. However, between 1960 and 2007, the numbers of Sub-Saharan African immigrants have increased by more than 40-fold from 30,000 to 1.1 million. Typically, evidence has shown that immigrants from sub-Saharan African share common health behaviors, health beliefs, diets and disease experiences. The acculturation theory discusses the way in which SSA immigrants in Canada attach themselves to the African cultures. Many African women in Canada still believe in culture using the traditional method to treat ailments rather than using the modern medicine.
"Theory of Health Behavior Change (ITHBC)" (Ryan, 2009 p 161) will be integrated into the proposal to explore the SSA immigrants behavioral choices to manage their chronic disease.
Fig 1: ITHBC
Source: Ryan, (2009)
As being revealed in Fig 1, the ITHBC assists in exploring individual capability to adopt positive and effective health behaviors to enhance health interventions. The assumption of the ITHBC is to facilitate the behavioral changes to assist SSA in Grande Prairie, Alberta Canada to manage their diseases.
The objective of this proposal is to investigate "the Influence of Culture in Immigrant Women from Sub-Saharan Africa Diagnosed with Chronic Diseases, Living in Grande Prairie, Alberta.".
RESEARCH QUESTION
Are immigrant women from sub-Saharan Africa, 25 to 60 years old, who have lived in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada between 0-5 years at increased risk of complicated health issues due to unhealthy cultural practices?
HYPOTHESIS
Immigrant women from sub-Saharan Africa, 25 to 60 years old, who have lived in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada between 0-5 years are at increased risk of complicated health condition(s) due to the use of complementary and alternative medicine.
Rationale
The rationale for conducting this study is to provide the clinical understanding of the SSA immigrant in Alberta living with chronic disease. At present, there is a gap in the literature about the cultural influence of the SSA immigrant living Alberta and suffering from chronic disease. The study attempts to fill the gap and describe the theoretical perspectives on the management of chronic disease among SSA immigrant in Alberta. This study provides a unique perspective to enhance a greater understanding of the impact of cultural...
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