Connor, Ulla, 1948-Ndiaye, MalickSmith, Frank M.Orlando, Honnor2010-02-012010-02-012010-02-01https://hdl.handle.net/1805/2050http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/371Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Talks about health literacy, beliefs about health of immigrants from the French speaking countries of West Africa in the USA. How they handle diabetes, navigate the health care system and how they get their information.en-USHealth literacy, type 2 diabetes, African immigrants, health beliefsImmigrants -- United StatesWest Africans -- Foreign countriesAfrica, West -- Social life and customsDiabetes -- TreatmentThe impact of health beliefs and culture on health literacy and treatment of diabetes among French speaking West African immigrantsThesis