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Résumé :
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Objectives: We piloted a culturally tailored, participatory health promotion group intervention and explored the experiences and perceived health at baseline and follow-up of Arabic- and Somali-speaking women migrants in Växjö, South Sweden.Methodology: A mixed methods approach was used to evaluate the experience of this intervention before, directly after and at the 6-month follow-up. Each intervention was 5 weeks long, with a 2-hour session each week, and held by a team of interprofessional clinical staff and a coordinator. The local coordinator recruited participants from a convenient cohort. Results: The data are from 49 female Arabicand Somali-speaking participants who were divided into six groups. The participants perceived that their health had improved significantly (P < 0.005) directly after the intervention with a moderate effect size (d = 0.42). This result was supported by the qualitative evaluation after 6 months, analysed using revised content analysis. The general theme was “Health course with multiple practical impacts”, which had two categories (“Empowerment” and “Changed living habits and new knowledge”) and eight subcategories. The study is ongoing and there will be a further comprehensive evaluation. Due to practical aspects, a control group was not used.Conclusions: A culturally tailored, participatory group intervention on the prevention of ill health, on health as a human right and on empowerment in Arabic- and Somali-speaking women has beneficial effects.
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