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

Oluwatoyin Olukotun; Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu

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

Oluwatoyin Olukotun, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920904575
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This publication was supported by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s Center for Global Health Equity.

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community-based research
critical theory
emancipatory research
feminist research
social justice

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