title: Beginning again: West African women's experiences of being migrants in Australia.
abstract: Settling in a new country exposes immigrants to various health risk factors, and the existing literature alludes to immigrant women being more vulnerable than men. This article highlights some of the difficulties faced by West African women while settling into life in Australia. A qualitative
  
  
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  beginning again and experiencing loneliness and isolation. Participants encountered difficulties in developing social networks and obtaining employment, and as a result, they felt lonely and isolated. Therefore, nurses and health care professionals need to incorporate screening for precursors of emotional and social well-being issues when caring for this population.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. o.ogunsiji@uws.edu.au
authors.forename: Olayide
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ogunsiji
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wilkes
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Kath
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D001315:Australia; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D013637:Tape Recording; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*