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Inmaculada Alemany-Arrebola1, Fernando J Plaza Del Pino2, María A Sánchez-Ojeda1
1University of Granada, Melilla Campus, Melilla, Spain.
Introduction:
The increase in the migrant population in Spain has transformed the cultural profile of public health care users. The purpose of this study is to recognize the subtle and blatant prejudices nursing students have toward migrant patients.
Method:
An ex post facto descriptive study, using a transversal design (N = 1,393).
Results:
Males showed a higher degree of prejudice (p < .05). Students in their first year have more subtle prejudices than those in their fourth year (p < .005). Blatant prejudice increases from the first year to the fourth year of the degree program (p < .05). Regarding context, there were differences found between subtle and blatant prejudice (both, p < .05), as students in areas with high migratory pressure showed more prejudiced attitudes toward migrant patients.
Discussion:
Students display subtle prejudices, which is why education in culturally congruent health care must be integrated across all levels of nursing education, with the objective of diminishing prejudice against the migrant population.
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