Lessons Learned From the Recruitment of Undocumented African Immigrant Women for a Qualitative Study

Lessons Learned From the Recruitment of Undocumented African Immigrant Women for a Qualitative Study

Although undocumented immigrants represent a particularly vulnerable population, they are underrepresented in health research. To facilitate the engagement of undocumented immigrants in health research, in this article, we describe the methodological issues encountered while conducting a qualitative...

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Main Authors: Oluwatoyin Olukotun, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920904575
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spelling doaj-aa35fecd8fdc4da6aff2f979ef3227fe2020-11-25T03:38:27ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods1609-40692020-02-011910.1177/1609406920904575Lessons Learned From the Recruitment of Undocumented African Immigrant Women for a Qualitative StudyOluwatoyin Olukotun0Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu1 College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, WI, USA College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, WI, USAAlthough undocumented immigrants represent a particularly vulnerable population, they are underrepresented in health research. To facilitate the engagement of undocumented immigrants in health research, in this article, we describe the methodological issues encountered while conducting a qualitative study where we sought to understand the health care–seeking experiences of undocumented African immigrant women in the United States. Strategies employed in addressing methodological challenges and recommendation for future studies will also be discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920904575
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description Although undocumented immigrants represent a particularly vulnerable population, they are underrepresented in health research. To facilitate the engagement of undocumented immigrants in health research, in this article, we describe the methodological issues encountered while conducting a qualitative study where we sought to understand the health care–seeking experiences of undocumented African immigrant women in the United States. Strategies employed in addressing methodological challenges and recommendation for future studies will also be discussed.
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