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KMID : 0379720130270030437
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2013 Volume.27 No. 3 p.437 ~ p.449
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Analysis of Prejudice Toward Foreigners by Nurses and Physicians in Korea
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Nam Kyung-A
Jeong Geum-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: To improve the cultural competency of nurses and physicians in Korea by disclosing their degree of prejudice toward foreigners who were major target of international medical tourists. Method: A descriptive research design was employed. Data were collected from a total of 458 nurses and physicians at general hospitals in Korea. Subjects completed questionnaires on their demographic information and prejudice toward foreigners from a cognitive, emotional, and behavioral perspective. Results: While there was a positive attitude toward Caucasian Americans and Japanese, there was a negative prejudice toward Chinese and African Americans. There was an especially high and negative prejudice from a cognitive and behavioral perspective toward Chinese. There was a significant difference in the level of prejudice according to the education level, workplace, and multi-cultural education of Korean health professionals. Conclusion: It is necessary to investigate the negative prejudice toward foreigners of specific races or countries with cautious consideration. We also recommend the development and application of strategies to improve the multi-cultural competency of Korean nurses and physicians.
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KEYWORD
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Prejudice, Ethnic groups, Nurses, Physicians, Cultural diversity
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