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Exploring the health promotion needs of refugees in a regional town in NSW, Australia: protocol for a two-phase participatory co-designed qualitative research study
BMJ Open, Vol.15(11), pp.1-8
11/2025
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Abstract
Introduction: Refugees experience significant health needs and well-being inequities. Smoking tobacco, nutrition disorders, alcohol use and physical inactivity are potential contributors to developing non-communicable diseases and mental health conditions. This study aims to explore refugees’ health promotion needs in a regional town in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, suggest appropriate health promotion methods, and co-design a health promotion intervention. Privileging refugees’ voices and experiences is central to co-designing appropriate health promotion interventions.
Methods: We will employ a two-phase participatory qualitative co-design method. As there is a lack of knowledge about refugees’ health needs, a participatory research design has the potential to explore the topics holistically. The social–ecological model and the behaviour change wheel model will guide this study. During Phase 1, a semistructured interview guide will be used for in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with refugees. A deductive reflexive thematic analysis will be applied to analyse data using NVivo. In Phase 2, two workshops will be conducted with refugees and health professionals. A reflexive thematic analysis will be performed to identify the top health promotion strategies.
Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the North Coast NSW Local Health District (HREA370 2023/ETH00444). The Human Research Ethics Committee approved a minimisation of duplication at a regional university in Australia (SCU HREC 2024/106). Study findings will be disseminated through embedding chapters in the PhD thesis, publishing high-quality papers and presenting at conferences, lay reports, newsletters and media.
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- Title
- Exploring the health promotion needs of refugees in a regional town in NSW, Australia: protocol for a two-phase participatory co-designed qualitative research study
- Creators
- Masum Billah - East West UniversityRatika Kumar - Southern Cross UniversityGail Moloney - Southern Cross UniversityMichele Greenwood - Mid North Coast Local Health DistrictGillian Gould - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- BMJ Open, Vol.15(11), pp.1-8
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group Ltd; LONDON
- Grant note
- This project is funded by the Mid North Coast Local Health District under the MNCLHD Research Support Grant Program (RSGP) 2022, NSW, Australia.
- Identifiers
- 991013328628502368
- Copyright
- © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2025.
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article