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Migration and integration: the case of health literacy (HLS-EU-PT) as a foundation to promote cultural sensitiveness

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dc.contributor.authorSaboga-Nunes, Luís
dc.contributor.authorSilva, A.
dc.contributor.authorMendes, S.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, B.
dc.contributor.authorAndré, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorReis, Alcinda Maria Sarmento do Sacramento Costa
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T18:29:24Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T18:29:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-22
dc.description.abstractPortugal has experienced trough-out his recent history successive migration patterns. Lately, with instability in Syria and the Mediterranean routes of migration between Africa and Europe, new challenges have emerged. One of them is related to migrants’ health and their navigation of health care system. In order to better understand cultural patterns of migrants, this research aims to explore their health literacy (HL) in the context of the European Health Literacy Survey framework (HLS-EU). Methods: A total of 748 participants from the different offices of a company in the financial sector (Portugal, main land and autonomous territories) participated in a cross sectional survey (CAWI). Age ranged from 25 to 65 years and HL was measured using the HLSEU instrument validated to Portuguese (HLS-EU-PT). Each participant was allocated to one of the groups, either of satisfactory HL (when scores 30) or insufficient HL (when scores <30). In order to access the migrant condition, a proxy variable considered the participant’s parents origin: at least one of the parents was born in a foreign country. Results: Out of the 748 participants, 4.1% (n = 31) were considered migrants. Of the migrant participants, 6.9% have inadequate, 51.7% problematic, 24.1% sufficient and 17.2% excellent HL (HLS-EU-PT). Migrants have lower levels of HL when compared with nationals in this sample (respectively 58.6% and 45.8% for insufficient HL) but this difference is not statistically significant. Conclusions: Although results didn’t show an association between being migrant and lower levels of HL (when compared with nationals), it is nevertheless relevant to consider that more than 1 in every two migrants (58.6%) have insufficient HL levels. Special consideration should be given to this group to promote HL levels and further research is needed to better understand how HL and cultural sensitiveness may work for a better integration of migrants.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSaboga-Nunes, L., Silva, A., Mendes, S., Almeida, B., André R. M., Reis, A. (2019) - Migration and integration: the case of health literacy (HLS-EU-PT) as a foundation to promote cultural sensitiveness. Marselhapt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz184pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/2899
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherEUPHApt_PT
dc.subjectLiteracia para a saúde - migrantespt_PT
dc.subjectMigrantes - sensibilidade culturalpt_PT
dc.titleMigration and integration: the case of health literacy (HLS-EU-PT) as a foundation to promote cultural sensitivenesspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage184pt_PT
oaire.citation.issueSupplement 4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage183pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume29pt_PT
person.familyNameCosta dos Reis
person.givenNameAlcinda
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person.identifier.ciencia-idAA1C-494B-AF37
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1003-5990
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