Universität zu Köln

Chakraverty, Digo ORCID: 0000-0002-8952-8092, Baumeister, Annika ORCID: 0000-0002-9451-201X, Aldin, Angela, Jakob, Tina, Seven, Uemran Sema, Woopen, Christiane, Skoetz, Nicole ORCID: 0000-0003-4744-6192 and Kalbe, Elke (2020). Gender-Specific Aspects of Health Literacy: Perceptions of Interactions with Migrants among Health Care Providers in Germany. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17 (7). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 1660-4601

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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.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Chakraverty, Digo UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8952-8092 UNSPECIFIED Baumeister, Annika UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-201X UNSPECIFIED Aldin, Angela UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jakob, Tina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Seven, Uemran Sema UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Woopen, Christiane UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Skoetz, Nicole UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4744-6192 UNSPECIFIED Kalbe, Elke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-338433
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph17072189
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
Volume:	17
Number:	7
Date:	2020
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	1660-4601
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language LANGUAGE BARRIERS; TURKISH ORIGIN; SEX; COMMUNICATION; MASCULINITY; PHYSICIAN; REFUGEES; IMPACT; WOMEN Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/33843