Narratives of internal migration experiences, health/well-being issues among females working as head-porters (Kayayei) in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorKuyini, Ahmed Bawa
dc.contributor.authorAbukari, Abdulai
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Abdulai Kuyini
dc.contributor.authorPowell, Hughlett Omris
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-13T09:33:57Z
dc.date.available2025-03-13T09:33:57Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-29
dc.description.abstractPurpose– This study aims to explore the internal migration experiences and health/well-being issues of 38girls andwomenworkingasKayayei(head-porters)inAccra,Ghana. Design/methodology/approach– Datawerecollectedfromseven focusgroupinterviewsessions,and thematicanalysis wasusedtoanalysethedata. Findings– The results revealed the geographic, structural and family issues that promote increased migration of females to the cities. The findings betray the potential negative effects of migration on the participants’ quality of life, including accessing health services. They also suggest that the Kayayei phenomenon is a significant child protection, health/well-being concern yet to be given adequate attention in ways that consider the implications of such large internal migration of females on the overall humanresourcedevelopmentcapacitiesofruralcommunities. Originality/value– This isanoriginalstudywithdatacollectedtoexploreinternalruraltourbanmigration anditseffect onhealthandwell-beingofyounggirlsandwomen. Keywords Ghana,Healthandwell-being, Femalemigrant workers,Migrationexperiences PapertypeResearchpaper
dc.identifier.citationAhmed Bawa Kuyini et al. (no date) “Narratives of internal migration experiences, health/well-being issues among females working as head-porters (Kayayei) in Ghana,” International Journal of Migration, Health, and Social Care, 16(4), pp. 511–525.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-07-2020-0068
dc.identifier.issn1747-9894
dc.identifier.issn1747-9894, 2042-8650
dc.identifier.urihttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2860
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisher© Emerald Publishing Limited
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Migration, Health, and Social Carev16 n4 (2020): 511-525
dc.subjectGhana, Health and well-being, Female migrant workers, Migration experiences
dc.titleNarratives of internal migration experiences, health/well-being issues among females working as head-porters (Kayayei) in Ghana
dc.typeArticle
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