Migration, Social Capital, and Health - Insights from Ghana and Uganda (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book brings readers the first scientific publication, using a mixed-method approach, on the internal migration dynamics regarding disease ecologies of informality and the interactions between social capital, lifestyles, health literacy, and health outcomes in the context of informal settlements in two developing countries - Ghana and Uganda. Through the prism of the concepts of place and scale, the book demonstrates the myriad of ways by which place or context directly and indirectly influence migrant's health knowledge, literacy, and outcomes in poor urban slums. Readers will learn about the multi-faceted linkages between social capital, acculturation, and health in places of deprivation via quantitative methods (e.g. surveys) and qualitative methods such as focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, concept mapping, and body health mapping. Chapters 1-2 provide an overview of internal migration into urban slums of Ghana and Uganda, and discuss the intersections between migration, social capital, and health in a global context. Chapters 3-7 address disease patterns, environmental risks to health, health literacy of migrants, social capital and acculturation, and social capital and health. The book will be of interest to professors and students, as well as policy makers in low to middle income countries for planning targeted interventions.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Global Perspectives on Health Geography
Release date:	September 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Raymond Asare Tutu • Janice Desire Busingye
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	153
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-024692-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > General
LSN:	3-03-024692-2
Barcode:	9783030246921

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