Providing family planning and reproductive healthcare to Canadian immigrants: perceptions of healthcare providers
Newbold, K.Bruce.; Willinsky, J.
Culture Health and Sexuality 11(4): 369-382
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1369-1058 PMID: 19242836 DOI: 10.1080/13691050802710642Document Number: 204494
Cultural impacts on health experiences and behaviours are profound in the area of reproductive health and family planning. Explored through interviews with family planning healthcare professionals, this paper evaluates their experiences in providing family planning and reproductive healthcare to immigrants in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area of Ontario, Canada. Results reveal the complexity of delivering care to members of this group, particularly when dealing with language barriers, situations when professional and non-professional interpreters are used, and instances where healthcare professionals realize that they themselves have misconceptions and misunderstandings about other cultures. The paper concludes by discussing future research options and implications for the delivery of reproductive health family planning services to this population.