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African immigrant women’s experience in western host societies: a scoping review

Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Alberta , Edmonton, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bukola Salami Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta , Edmonton, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-0464
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Aryan Karimi Department of Sociology, University of Alberta , Edmonton, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9470-0782
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Pages 428-444 | Received 01 Jun 2016, Accepted 17 Aug 2016, Published online: 26 Sep 2016

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Chuka N. Emezue, Oliver J. Williams & Tina L. Bloom. (2021) Culturally-Differentiated Batterer Intervention Programs for Immigrant Male Batterers (IMB): An Integrative Review. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 30:7, pages 907-930.
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Hilda Tafadzwa Mugadza, Blessing Jaka Akombi, Vera Williams Tetteh, Brian Stout & Andre M. N. Renzaho. (2021) Engaging sub-Saharan African migrant families in Australia: broadening definitions of family, community, and culture. Community, Work & Family 24:4, pages 435-454.
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Arlette J. Ngoubene-Atioky, Christopher Lu, Chantal Muse & Laetitia Tokplo. (2020) The influence of intersectional identities on the employment integration of Sub-Saharan African women immigrants in the U.S.. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 18:1, pages 75-94.
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Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Bukola Salami & Aryan Karimi. (2019) African immigrant women’s transition and integration into Canadian society: expectations, stressors, and tensions. Gender, Place & Culture 26:4, pages 581-601.
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Sophie Yohani & Philomena Okeke-Ihejirika. (2018) Pathways to Help-Seeking and Mental Health Service Provision for African Female Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexualized Gender-Based Violence. Women & Therapy 41:3-4, pages 380-405.
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Bukola Salami, Kathleen Hegadoren, Anna Kirova, Salima Meherali, Christina Nsaliwa & Yvonne Chiu. (2018) ‘And when a certain health issue happen, they try to cover it’: Stakeholder perspectives on the health of temporary foreign workers and their families. Social Work in Health Care 57:1, pages 13-26.
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Fatoumata Bah & Njeri Kagotho. (2023) “If I Don’t Do It, No One Else Will” Narratives on the Well-Being of Sub-Saharan African Immigrant Daughters. Affilia.
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Aloe Cubero & Rocio Garrido. (2023) “Ain’t I a Woman?”: Feminist Participatory Action-Research with African Migrant Women Living in Spain. Journal of International Migration and Integration.
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Deanna Joyce Neri. (2022) Interdependence: The Pathway to the Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities and Immigrant Disability Support Workers. Anthropologica 64:1.
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Bukola Salami, Dominic A. Alaazi, Siciida Ibrahim, Sophie Yohani, Shannon D. Scott, Helen Vallianatos, Liana Urichuk & Bonnieca Islam. (2021) African Immigrant Parents’ Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Their Children’s Mental Health. Journal of Child and Family Studies 31:1, pages 142-154.
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Pallabi Bhattacharyya, Labe Songose & Lori Wilkinson. (2021) How Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Affects the Settlement Experiences Among Yazidi Refugee Women in Canada. Frontiers in Human Dynamics 3.
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Jane A. Opiri & Joseph O. Otundo. 2021. Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants. Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants 124 140 .
Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Sophie Yohani, Bukola Salami & Natalie Rzeszutek. (2020) Canada’s Sub-Saharan African migrants: A scoping review. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 79, pages 191-210.
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Bukola Salami, Dominic A. Alaazi, Philomina Okeke‐Ihejirika, Sophie Yohani, Helen Vallianatos, Brittany Tetreault & Christina Nsaliwa. (2020) Parenting challenges of African immigrants in Alberta, Canada. Child & Family Social Work 25:S1, pages 126-134.
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Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Sophie Yohani & Claire McMenemy. (2018) Support Programs for Women Survivors of Sexualized Gender-Based Violence From African Conflict Zones: A Contextual Review. SAGE Open 8:2, pages 215824401878434.
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Bukola Salami, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Salima Meherali, Oluwakemi Amodu & Thane Chambers. (2017) Parenting Practices of African Immigrants in Destination Countries: A Qualitative Research Synthesis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 36, pages 20-30.
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