Prejudice Obesity of Midwives and Nurses in the Primary Health Care

Year 2020, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 195 - 202, 30.09.2020

Ayten Yılmaz Yavuz Hasret Baysal

https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.674895

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the obesity prejudice of midwives and nurses working in institutions providing primary health care service. 

Methods: This descriptive study the universe's species, the two provinces located east of Turkey has created 287 midwives and nurses serving in primary care. The sample of the study was not chosen. 229 midwives and nurses who accepted to participate and who were working actively in primary health care constitutes the sample of the study. The questionnaire form consists of descriptive characteristics form and Obesity Prejudice Scale. The data of the study were assessed with SPSS package program by using descriptive statistics, t test, ANOVA test and correlation test. Before starting the research, written consent and Ethical Board approval were taken from the institution the study was conducted in. Care was taken for the participation to occur on a voluntary basis. 

Results: No statistically significant difference was found between the obesity prejudice scale average scores of the participants and their descriptive characteristics (p>0.05). In the study, the obesity prejudice scale average score of the health personnel was found as 78.57±11.31 and 56.3% were found to be inclined to prejudice, while 27.5% were found to have prejudice. 

Conclusion: It was found that more than half of the midwives and nurses working in institutions providing primary health care were inclined to have prejudice against obese individuals. This result shows that training interventions are a necessity. In line with these results, it can be recommended to train the health personnel providing service about this issue. According to these results; it may be suggested that healthcare personnel providing service take part in in-service training on this subject will be examined.

Keywords

Health Professional, Obesity, Obesity Bias

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Thanks

We would like to thank the midwives and nurses who participated and completed this questionnaire and the institution providing primary health care services who supported the implementation of the research.

Birinci Basamakta Çalışan Ebe ve Hemşirelerin Obezite Önyargısı

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, birinci basamak sağlık hizmeti veren kuruluşlarda çalışan ebe ve hemşirelerin obezite önyargısının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı türdeki bu araştırmanın evrenini Türkiye’nin doğusunda bulunan iki ildeki birinci basamakta hizmet veren 287 ebe ve hemşire oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada örneklem seçimine gidilmedi. Araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden ve aktif olarak birinci basamakta çalışan 229 ebe ve hemşire araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmuştur. Anket formu, tanımlayıcı özellikler formu ve Obezite Önyargı Ölçeğinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri, SPSS paket programı ile tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t testi, ANOVA testi ve korelasyon testi kullanılarak değerlendirildi. Araştırmaya başlamadan önce, araştırmanın yürütüldüğü kurumdan yazılı izin ve Etik Kurul onayı alınmış ve gönüllülük ilkesine dikkat edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Araştırmadaki katılımcıların obezite önyargı ölçeği puan ortalamaları ile tanıtıcı özellikler arasında istatistiksel olarak önemli bir fark olmadığı belirlendi (p>0.05). Araştırmada sağlık personellerinin obezite önyargı ölçeği puan ortalaması 78,57±11,31 olup, %56,3’ünün önyargıya eğilimli olduğu,%27,5’inin ise önyargılı olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Birinci basamak sağlık hizmet veren kuruluşlarda çalışan ebe ve hemşirelerin yarısından fazlasının obez bireylere karşı önyargıya eğilimli olduğu bulunmuştur. Bu sonuç eğitim müdahalelerinin bir gereklilik olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda hizmet vermekte olan sağlık personeline bu konuda hizmetiçi eğitimlerinde yer verilmesi önerilebilir.

Keywords

Sağlık profosyoneli, Obezite, Önyargı

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