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Immigration as a Catalyst for Increased Health Awareness: Immigrant Women Define Health and Health Decision Making

In this study we discuss how immigrant women define and maintain health, particularly breast health. Using a grounded theory approach, we conducted twenty in-depth interviews with immigrant women in Canada. The main theme that emerged from the data was immigration as a catalyst for increased health awareness. Three thematic constructs describe how the women maintain health and make health decisions in a nonnative environment: the belief that health is a combination of physical and mental health, independence, and good environment; the belief that culture and relationships influence health decision making; and the belief that health care accessibility impacts health behaviors.