On-site PhD conferral Inez Roosen

Keywords: migration, health, development

"Hello from the other side- Access to and circulation of health information between migrants and their network members at origin"

Human beings form spiderwebs of social networks, where their members influence each other's health. Initially, research and practice focused on network members within proximity, at least within country borders. However, especially nowadays, these networks can easily cross borders. Interestingly, these cross-border connections are not new to migrants and their network members at origin. They have always maintained contact despite the distance, sharing money, goods, and information. Unfortunately, the full potential and overall picture of these cross-border information exchanges between migrants and their network members at origin have not been understood. Also, its link to the health of network members at origin remains to be determined. Therefore, this dissertation aims to understand the link between the information exchanges between migrants and their network members at origin and their influences on the health of network members at origin.

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Language: English