Opinions and cultural sensitivities of midwives and nurses about providing health care to women seeking asylum
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out to determine opinions and cultural sensitivities of midwives and nurses about providing health care to women seeking asylum. The universe of the research was 491 midwives and nurses worked in this hospital. 216 midwives and nurses were included in the study. A questionnaire and the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) were used in the data collection process. 69.4 % of the participants stated they had given care to asylum seekers before. 28.2 % of them reported they felt helpless, 22.5 % felt pity, 15.5 % felt anger, resentment. The ISS mean score of the participants was 75.73+10.1 It was determined in the study that 97.3 % of the participants providing care to asylum seekers had difficulties, and that language problem was the biggest challenge. The participants suggested that the units offering services to asylum seekers should be separate, the personnel should be trained on this matter, and that service guides should be improved for the solution of the problems.
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İlknur Münevver Gönenç, Meral Göktaş, Rukiye Altın Dursun, Fadik Çökelek, Nilüfer Ercan, Derya Şahin
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