Revista da Escola de Enfermagem
Volume 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-256

Fulfillment of basic needs of the moroccan female immigrant population in arteixo [Satisfação das necessidades básicas na populaçao imigrante feminina marroquina em arteixo] (Article) (Open Access)

Rúa A.C.* , Pita-Vizoso R. , Gómez-Besteiro I.
  • a Primary Health Care Nurse, Servizo Galego de Saúde, Centro de Saúde Federico Tapia, A Coruña, Spain
  • b Faculty at Escuela de Enfermería Juán Canalejo. A Coruña, Spain
  • c Public Health Technician, Primary Health Care Management, Servicio Galego de Saúde. A Coruña, Spain

Abstract

Although some years ago the Moroccan immigrant population was mostly male, the number of women is increasing every day. This research is focused on this group, and has the following objectives: to know how emigration affects the fulfillment of Virginia Henderson's basic needs; what transformations and adaptations must be adopted in order to fulfill them; and what reinterpretations and strategies are implemented in order to minimize the impact of culture shock. A qualitative study was performed from 2004-2005 by means of semi-structured interviews to 20 Muslim immigrant women in a municipality of Galicia (Spain), and showed that for Muslim people, everything is regulated by religion, so the necessities affected are strongly related with the need of acting according to one's values and beliefs. Therefore, valuing the referred need provides fundamental data in order to direct the activities towards keeping and recovering health.

Author Keywords

Emigration and immigration health services needs and demand qualitative research Women's health

Index Keywords

Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female health service ethnology religion Islam Health Services Needs and Demand Article women's health human Humans Morocco migration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77955462261&doi=10.1590%2fS0080-62342010000200002&partnerID=40&md5=da74d08238fd614d7ee4e291197d43da
DOI: 10.1590/S0080-62342010000200002
ISSN: 00806234
Cited by: 3
Original Language: Portuguese