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The cultural dialogue on the domestic dimension of care to immigrant caregivers in Spain

Objectives: to determine how the immigration phenomenon influences the response to informal care in the domestic level through the caregiver activity, and to analyze the cultural dialogue established in the residential area of Murcia (Spain).Method: This is an ethnographic study, conducted in 26 informal...

Migraciones en países de América Latina: Características de la población pediátrica

Rev. chil. pediatr; 86 (5), 2015
Introducción: Las migraciones constituyen un fenómeno creciente en América Latina (AL), pero hay poca información sobre la magnitud en población pediátrica y asociación con variables sociodemográficas. Objetivo: Estudiar la asociación de variables sociodemográficas con la tasa de inmigración d...

Domestic violence as a threat to maternal and child well-being in an urban migrant community in Peru

Rev. panam. salud pública; 37 (4/5), 2015
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact that domestic violence (DV) has on hindering the success of urban migrants in Peru and any association with maternal depression, impaired parenting, social capital, and child development. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study consisting of structured interviews with 9...

Determinantes sociodemográficos de la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo en España: Un análisis de datos panel
Sociodemographic determinants of the voluntary interruption of pregnancy in Spain. A panel data analysis

Salud pública Méx; 57 (2), 2015

La leishmaniasis visceral en la región de Murcia: estudio multicéntrico 1997-2013

Infectio; 19 (1), 2015
Introducción: La prevalencia de la leishmaniasis visceral (LV), una parasitosis endémica en la cuenca mediterránea, puede verse afectada por movimientos migratorios. Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar los casos de LV valorados en hospitales de la región de Murcia. Material y métodos:...

Health care to immigrant and Portuguese pregnant women in Portugal

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 48 (spe2), 2014
This study aimed to assess the care received and the barriers faced by immigrants and Portuguese pregnant women in Portugal. This is an exploratory qualitative study, resorting to applying semi-structured interviews to 60 immigrant and 22 Portuguese women. Content analysis supported by QSR Nvivo10 progra...

Pregnancy and childbirth: What changes in the lifestyle of women who become mothers?

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 48 (spe2), 2014
Pregnancy is a period influenced by the interaction of several factors, therefore this study aimed to identify changes in lifestyles due to pregnancy and childbirth in Portuguese and immigrant women in Portugal. This is a qualitative study, using the semi-structured interview, with eighty-two Portuguese ...

Tuberculosis en Chile: ¿Podemos retomar el camino hacia la eliminación?

The World Health Organization established eight guidelines for a new framework in countries with low incidence of tuberculosis (less than 100 cases per million population) to eliminate the disease. Although Chile does not belong to this group since its incidence rate is still 13 cases per 100,000, it is ...

Immigration experience of Latin American working women in Alicante, Spain: an ethnographic study

OBJECTIVE: to describe the experience of Latin American working women regarding immigration, taking into account the expectations and conditions in which this process takes place. METHOD: ethnographic qualitative study. Data collection was performed by means of semi-structured interviews with 24 Latin Am...

Cultural experiences of immigrant nurses at two hospitals in Chile

OBJECTIVE: to explore the cultural experiences of nurses who immigrated to Chile. The study´s theoretical framework was the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. METHOD: Leininger's Observation-Participation-Reflection method was developed at two hospitals in the city of Santiago, and ethnographic inte...