Postgraduate research students

Ifunanya Nduka

Email: i.nduka.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Chat: 3147877n@student.gla.ac.uk

School of Health and Wellbeing

College of Med Vet and Life Sciences

 

 

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-6916-9627

Research title: Facilitators and Barriers to accessing healthcare services among marginalised women in the UK

Research Summary

My research aim to explore the barriers and facilitators of access to healthcare serevices like primary care and mental health services among marginalised women in the UK. Marginalised women experience inequalities in health, and in access to, and experience of, healthcare services (The King’s Fund, 2025). Their health needs are often not fully recognised or addressed by healthcare services (The King’s Fund, 2025). This has led to adverse health outcomes.

Research themes related to my research area 

  • Health inequalities
  • Social determinants of health
  • Mental health
  • Social inequalities
  • Intersectionality

Publications

Prior publications

Article

Nduka I, Kabasinguzi I, Ali N, Ochepo P, Abdy D, Cook EJ, Egbutah C, Cartwright S, Randhawa G (2023) The impact of COVID-19 on the changes in health behaviours among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in the United Kingdom (UK): a scoping review. BMC public health Europe PubMed Central. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15978-0)

Nduka IR, Ali N, Kabasinguzi I, Abdy D (2023) The psycho-social impact of obstetric fistula and available support for women residing in Nigeria: a systematic review. BMC women's health Europe PubMed Central. (doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02220-7)

Cook EJ et al. (2023) Knowledge, perceived risk, and attitudes towards COVID-19 protective measures amongst ethnic minorities in the UK: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in public health Europe PubMed Central. (doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060694)

Cook EJ, Elliott E, Gaitan A, Nduka I, Cartwright S, Egbutah C, Randhawa G, Waqar M, Ali N (2022) Vaccination against COVID-19: Factors That Influence Vaccine Hesitancy among an Ethnically Diverse Community in the UK. Vaccines Europe PubMed Central. (doi: 10.3390/vaccines10010106)

Report

Ifunanya Roseline Nduka et al. (2022) Talk, Listen, Change (TLC) COVID-19 co-developing solutions to tackling health inequalities in Luton University of Bedfordshire Ifunanya Roseline Nduka.

Supervisors

Grants

James McCune Smith Scholarship