Meanings and Practices in Intercultural Health for International Migrants

Consuelo Cruz-Riveros (), Alfonso Urzúa, Gustavo Macaya-Aguirre and Báltica Cabieses
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Consuelo Cruz-Riveros: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1270709, Chile
Alfonso Urzúa: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1270709, Chile
Gustavo Macaya-Aguirre: Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago 8320000, Chile
Báltica Cabieses: Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago 7610658, Chile

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 20, 1-10

Abstract: In this article, meanings and practices in intercultural health for international migrants in health establishments are described from the perspective of health personnel in the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile. Methodology: The methodology was qualitative with a phenomenological descriptive design, through which discourses from health personnel in the public primary and secondary care system were explored ( n = 23). Next, meanings and practices in intercultural health for international migrants in health establishments are described from the perspective of health personnel in the northern Chilean city of Antofagasta. Results: The participants presented trees of thematic categories. There were three thematic categories overall: (1) The meaning of interculturality included features of understanding of the concept, with respect for culture being the transversal axis in all discourses. (2) Practices in health care, where voluntariness, references, and the adequacy or non-technicality of the language are fundamental axes. (3) Training in the intercultural approach, where there is often self-knowledge and lack of supply in the health system. Conclusions: The findings show essential elements to consider in the care of international migrants, including the training and awareness of staff about the intercultural approach through strategies following the local reality in which each health establishment exists.

Keywords: interculturality; health care; health personnel; health system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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