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

Background: There is a paucity of knowledge about the healthcare attitudes and practices of French-speaking immigrants originating from Sub-Saharan Africa (FISSA) living in minority settings. The purpose of this study was to characterize FISSA healthcare experiences and confidence in the malaria-related knowledge of health professionals in Edmonton.

Methods: A structured survey was used to examine a cohort of 382 FISSA (48% female; 52% male) living in Edmonton.

Gaps in knowledge and practices of malaria prevention in Francophone African immigrants in Metropolitan Edmonton.

Background: Important knowledge gaps exist in the understanding of the management of the risks of imported malaria in Canada among Francophone immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa (FISSA). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the malaria related-knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of FISSA in Edmonton, where these immigrants are in an official minority language situation and the impact of language barriers on these factors.

Methods: A structured survey was used to examine the KAP of 382 FISSA in the Edmonton area from 2018 to 2019.