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Migration, Globalization and Health in Africa and the Diaspora
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Migration, Globalization and Health in Africa and the Diaspora

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2020) | Viewed by 12257

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Linda L. Semu

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McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, 228 Lewis Recitation Hall, Westminster, MD 21157, USA
Interests: Comparative international sociology focusing on the intersection of gender: i. Globalization, migration, race, and identity; ii. Health, HIV/AIDS, and well-being; iii. Land, food security, social policy, and social movements; iv.Gender, social change, urbanization, and family; v. Social demography and research methods
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Prof. Ezekiel Kalipeni

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 245 Computing Applications Building, 605 East Springfield, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
Interests: medical geography, population studies, environmental issues and health in Africa. i. Population and the environment; ii. Environmental resource issues; iii. Population dynamics: fertility, mortality, and migration; iv. Mapping the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa; examining the demographic, cultural, political, and geographic context in Africa and India; v. Primary health care and health care delivery systems in Africa

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This call for papers seeks to examine various facets of migration, globalization, and health in Africa and the Diaspora with a specific focus on refugee flows and the brain drain of health care personnel, as well as to highlight the trajectories of healthcare workers in their destination countries and the experiences of the African diaspora within the host healthcare systems.

The ascendant pattern of migratory flows from the Global South to the Global North has ushered in transnationalism within Africa and the diaspora. This Special Issue will interrogate the interplay of globalization, migration, and health in Africa and the diaspora. Africa has seen its fair share of political instability and civil wars, compounded by economic hardship, that have created refugee streams to Europe across the Mediterranean. This call for papers therefore provides an avenue to shed light on economic and refugee flows as well as to offer concrete interventions on forced displacement and related migrations.

Migration within and from African countries to the Global North has created profound implications on human health as trained medical personnel depart, leaving behind a vacuum. The healthcare workforce is the backbone of healthcare delivery. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a 4% share of the global health workforce but shoulders 24% of the global disease burden. Comparatively, the Americas (USA and Canada) comprise 14% of the world’s population but bear only 10% of the global disease burden, yet they receive most of the global healthcare spending. Submissions that deal with this conundrum of a lack of funding in areas that need funding the most are encouraged, in addition to papers that examine the brain drain of trained medical doctors and healthcare providers from Africa.

We note that the formerly enslaved, together with current voluntary, African immigrants have become an integral part of the Diaspora. This has resulted in a shift in transnational interactions among care providers and care recipients as they traverse nationality, ethnic, racial, and other identities. What are the experiences of the African diaspora with the healthcare system in the destination countries? And what are the experiences of those working in the healthcare sector as they seek integration in their host societies?

Dr. Linda L. Semu
Prof. Ezekiel Kalipeni
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Migration
  • Globalization
  • Health
  • Diaspora

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The Intersectionality of Race and Trajectories of African Women into the Nursing Career in the United States
by Linda L. Semu
Behav. Sci. 2020, 10(4), 69; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bs10040069 - 25 Mar 2020
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This paper uses narratives of Malawian-born registered nurses working in the United States to capture pathways through which African women are entering the nursing profession. The paper highlights how race, immigrant status and language acts as potential sources of discrimination within the nursing [...] Read more.
This paper uses narratives of Malawian-born registered nurses working in the United States to capture pathways through which African women are entering the nursing profession. The paper highlights how race, immigrant status and language acts as potential sources of discrimination within the nursing profession. The paper utilizes intersectionality as a feminist framework that places black women’s experiences at the center of analysis to capture the multidimensionality of their experiences. The qualitative study highlights the multiple pathways through which African immigrant women enter the nursing profession and how being African, immigrant female nurses predisposes them to discrimination in their interactions with employment institutions and patients. Focusing on African women’s experiences as recent immigrants enriches the global migration narrative and helps contextualize the intersectionality of race, gender and discrimination within particular contexts. Full article
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The Mental Health Implications of Living in the Shadows: The Lived Experience and Coping Strategies of Undocumented African Migrant Women
by Oluwatoyin Olukotun, Kaboni Gondwe and Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu
Behav. Sci. 2019, 9(12), 127; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bs9120127 - 26 Nov 2019
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In the United States, undocumented immigrants often encounter complex challenges that impact their emotional well-being. Existing literature has primarily focused on Latino immigrants. Thus, little is known about the mental health needs of undocumented African immigrant women. To address this gap, we examined [...] Read more.
In the United States, undocumented immigrants often encounter complex challenges that impact their emotional well-being. Existing literature has primarily focused on Latino immigrants. Thus, little is known about the mental health needs of undocumented African immigrant women. To address this gap, we examined the stressors, mental health concerns and coping strategies of undocumented African migrant women in the United States. This qualitative study used a postcolonial feminist framework approach. Twenty-four undocumented African migrant women were interviewed, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings showed that the women dealt with complex stressors created by the sociopolitical environment. These stressors contributed to feelings of depression and anxiety which they coped with using social support and religion. The results uncover the need for culturally relevant tools for screening and addressing the mental health needs of undocumented women and increased awareness amongst healthcare providers on how social context and policies adversely impact the mental health of marginalized groups. Lastly, at a structural level, the need for policy and social change that fosters an inclusive and safe environment for undocumented persons. Full article
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