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Gender-Specific Aspects of Health Literacy: Perceptions of Interactions with Migrants among Health Care Providers in Germany
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 17, Issue 7, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 7, p 2189 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2020.
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Abstract
- Health literacy can be described as a complex process shaped by individual resources and preferences and by the nature and quality of health-related information people encounter. The main objective of this study was to explore the views of health care professionals on how gender as a personal determinant of health literacy affected their interactions with migrant patients. The interrelated challenges, needs and applied solutions were analyzed from a health literacy perspective. Five focus group discussions with health care professionals working with migrants (n = 31) were conducted in Cologne, Germany, audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Gender-specific aspects, such as the gender of health care providers as a factor, were portrayed above all in relation to patients from Turkey and Arab countries regarding access to and understanding of health-related information. These statements exclusively represent the possibly biased or assumptions-based perspectives of health care professionals on their migrant patients and were made against the background of a systemic lack of time and the challenge of overcoming language barriers. Especially in this context, reducing time pressure and improving communication in the treatment setting may be to the benefit of all actors within healthcare.
- Subjects :
- Male
Turkey
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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Health Personnel
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Language barrier
Context (language use)
Health literacy
migration
Article
Health Services Accessibility
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Sex Factors
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Perception
Germany
Health care
gender
Humans
Quality (business)
030212 general & internal medicine
ddc:610
Qualitative Research
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Transients and Migrants
Medical education
business.industry
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Perspective (graphical)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Professional-Patient Relations
Focus group
Health Literacy
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
ddc:300
health care professionals
Female
Psychology
business
qualitative content analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601 and 16617827
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c4dc01aaeeac027a7bc63b1dcf6e030f