Title
Attitudes among Lima healthcare workers against the arrival of foreign migrants
Date Issued
01 November 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Migration in Peru, despite being one of the most in the region, is perceived as a social problem. In this context, the objective of the study was to know the attitude towards foreign migrants among healthcare workers in Metropolitan Lima. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, healthcare workers from various health facilities mainly from the North of Lima participated. A total of 1 03 healthcare workers with a mean age of 35.37 years (SD=8.25; Range: 22 to 60 years) of both sexes and various occupational groups participated. 44.7% (n=46) expressed moderate disagreement regarding the need to make an effort to get immigrants to join our society as full citizens. 35.9% (n=37) indicated moderate disagreement regarding migrants on labor issues. 35% (n=36) indicate a moderate agreement regarding the exploitation of migrants at work. Regarding access to health and education, 44.7% (n=46) indicated a moderate agreement. Finally, 49.5% (n=51) of the respondents, expressed moderate agreement regarding the increase in crime as a result of the arrival of migrants. In conclusion, among Lima healthcare workers, there is a negative trend in attitudes towards Venezuelan migrants, but they agree with access to health and educational services. Dissemination work is necessary to reduce negative attitudes.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología
Políticas de salud, Servicios de salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85082393198
Resource of which it is part
SHIRCON 2019 - 2019 IEEE Sciences and Humanities International Research Conference
ISBN of the container
9781728138183
Conference
2019 IEEE Sciences and Humanities International Research Conference, SHIRCON 2019 Lima13 November 2019 through 15 November 2019
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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