The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine health status and health needs of Ahıska Turks immigrants settled in Uzumlu district of Erzincan, and to improve health policies in the light of data obtained. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Targeted population of study was 1231 Ahiska...
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| description | INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine health status and health needs of Ahıska Turks immigrants settled in Uzumlu district of Erzincan, and to improve health policies in the light of data obtained. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Targeted population of study was 1231 Ahiska Turks who lived in Uzumlu. Sample size was calculated as at least 233. Systematic sample method was used for determining sample. Researches applied a questionairre, which was including 41 questions for demographic information, health status and health needs between April 1 to September 30, 2017. SPSS 23 statistical program was used for descriptive statistical analyses. RESULTS: 237 participants were included in the study. The rate of chronic diseases (CDs) was 47.00%, and 54.00% of chronic diasese patients indicated that their chronic disease had not been under control. The mean number of physician visits was 3.56, and the most visited physician was primary care physician (PCP). The 17.50% of participants answered positively to the two questions of short depression screening scale. The 60.10% of participants stated that they have problems during getting health care. The mostly stated problems were: communication (34.00%), inattentive care (18.50%), discriminition (8.40%). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It can be emphasized that our CDs prevalences are lower than Turkish population. The first healthcare profession came to immigrants' mind for getting support was PCPs. For the purpose of decreasing discrimination, ‘diversity management' policy should be implement, and PCPs should be trained for efficient healthcare service. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fccf855eeb5f4aed82366231282e18e32023-02-15T16:08:57ZengAnkara Yildirim Beyazit UniversityAnkara Medical Journal2148-45702020-06-0120229029710.5505/amj.2020.34603AMJ-34603The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional studySelçuk Akturan0Arif Caner Erdoğan1Aybeniz Şenay2Hatice Gizem Çadırcı3Göksu Açabay4Bilge Tuncel5Department of Medical Education, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, TurkeyDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, TurkeySeyhan State Hospital, Adana, TurkeyErzurum Regional Educational And Research Hospital, Erzurum, TurkeyOlur State Hospital, Erzurum, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Education, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, TurkeyINTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine health status and health needs of Ahıska Turks immigrants settled in Uzumlu district of Erzincan, and to improve health policies in the light of data obtained. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Targeted population of study was 1231 Ahiska Turks who lived in Uzumlu. Sample size was calculated as at least 233. Systematic sample method was used for determining sample. Researches applied a questionairre, which was including 41 questions for demographic information, health status and health needs between April 1 to September 30, 2017. SPSS 23 statistical program was used for descriptive statistical analyses. RESULTS: 237 participants were included in the study. The rate of chronic diseases (CDs) was 47.00%, and 54.00% of chronic diasese patients indicated that their chronic disease had not been under control. The mean number of physician visits was 3.56, and the most visited physician was primary care physician (PCP). The 17.50% of participants answered positively to the two questions of short depression screening scale. The 60.10% of participants stated that they have problems during getting health care. The mostly stated problems were: communication (34.00%), inattentive care (18.50%), discriminition (8.40%). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It can be emphasized that our CDs prevalences are lower than Turkish population. The first healthcare profession came to immigrants' mind for getting support was PCPs. For the purpose of decreasing discrimination, ‘diversity management' policy should be implement, and PCPs should be trained for efficient healthcare service.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=amj&un=AMJ-34603immigrantshealthcarehealth policy |
| spellingShingle | Selçuk Akturan Arif Caner Erdoğan Aybeniz Şenay Hatice Gizem Çadırcı Göksu Açabay Bilge Tuncel The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional study Ankara Medical Journal immigrants healthcare health policy |
| title | The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | The Determination Of Health Needs Of Ahiska Turk Immigrants Resettled In Erzincan; a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | determination of health needs of ahiska turk immigrants resettled in erzincan a cross sectional study |
| topic | immigrants healthcare health policy |
| url | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=amj&un=AMJ-34603 |
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