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. 2020 Oct 30;17(21):7977.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217977.

Attitudes towards Immigration among Students in the First Year of a Nursing Degree at Universities in Coimbra, Toledo and Melilla

M Idoia Ugarte Gurrutxaga  1 , María Angustias Sánchez-Ojeda  2 , Antonio Segura-Fragoso  3 , María Lucilia Cardoso  4 , Brígida Molina Gallego  5
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Attitudes towards Immigration among Students in the First Year of a Nursing Degree at Universities in Coimbra, Toledo and Melilla

M Idoia Ugarte Gurrutxaga et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Increased migration has led to increased prejudice towards immigrant populations. This study aims to analyse attitudes towards immigration among student nurses in three universities, two in Spain and one in Portugal. Methodology: A descriptive, transversal, prospective study was carried out among student nurses (n = 624), using the Attitude towards Immigration in Nursing scale. Results: Nursing students showed some positive attitudes towards immigration, such as that immigrants should have the right to maintain their customs or that immigrants should have free access to healthcare and education, in contrast to some negative attitudes, such as that crime rates have increased due to immigration or that immigrants receive more social welfare assistance than natives. Significant differences in attitudes were revealed between students from the three universities. Discussion: Training in transcultural nursing is necessary for all nursing students in order to reduce negative attitudes towards the immigrant population and increase the awareness and sensitivity of future healthcare staff in caring for patients of all backgrounds.

Keywords: attitudes; migration; nursing; students.

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