Access to healthcare services and confidence in healthcare professionals’ management of malaria: the views of Francophone sub-Saharan African Immigrants living in western Canada

Table 3 FISSA general healthcare practices since arrival in Canada

Parameter	Frequency (n = 376)^(e)	Percentage (%)
Have changed health practices^(a)
*Yes*^(b)	148	38
More frequent checkups	52	36
Sanitary (personal hygiene, clean environment, food storage)	47	32
Diet and exercise	15	10
Follow medical advice/prevention/cautious	15	10
Access to more products/services	9	6
Other^(c)	36	25
No^(d)	158	43
No need	86	52
Still have the same family doctor	8	5
Malaria is not present in Canada	4	2
Still have the same health issues	3	2
Recently immigrated to Canada	2	1
Other^(c)	49	30
*Do not know*	70	19

^a = multiple answers possible—participants who gave two or more reasons are included in all answers’ frequencies
^bn = 148 participants who changed health practices since arrival in Canada
^c“Other” includes participants who mentioned other factors, did not respond, or gave no reason
^dn = 158 participants who did not change health practices since arrival in Canada
^en = 376 participants—excludes participants born in Canada

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