Acercamiento a las necesidades de salud de la mujer en una población multicultural
ISSN: 2254-4100, 2174-6915
Año de publicación: 2013
Volumen: 3
Número: 3
Páginas: 38-45
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Revista iberoamericana de educación e investigación en enfermería: (ALADEFE)
Resumen
Objectives: The present work is aimed at approaching, from a nursing point of view, current health needs in a multicultural population. We set out at establishing socio-demographic profiles in women presenting at an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Management Unit, and at describing the reasons for admission and mean stay duration in immigrant and autochthonous women in the Unit. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, based on a quantitative approach. Study population consisted of women from various regions attending the Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain. Results: Data management and analysis were performed with software package SPSS v. 15. Results show the following decreasing order for the proportion of women receiving care: autochthonous followed by women from Morocco and Rumania, mainly admission reasons being obstetrical. Mean hospital stay is about 2 to 3 days.