Kontakt 2009, 11(2):358-367 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2009.056

Health condition of immigrants at a selected locality in the Czech Republic. I. - psychosocial determinants of the healthHealth and Social Sciences

Iva Brabcová
Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra ošetřovatelství

The article acquaints the reader with results of the project "Health condition of immigrants at a selected locality of the Czech Republic - a pilot study" which was implemented from May to December 2008. The main target of the research was mapping of the health condition of immigrants at a selected locality of the Czech Republic with the help of ten social determinants of health. The article presents results from the following thematic circuits of the research: social gradient, stress, social exclusion, childhood, social support, employment and unemployment.
The research was carried out by a qualitative method with the use of a structured interview technique with open questions. It was implemented in the South-Bohemian Region. Through the mediation of contact persons, 15 Ukrainian and Russian respondents were addressed, who dwelled in the Czech Republic based on legal long-term or permanent stay. The results of the research examination demonstrated a number of risk factors, which had their origin in the social situation of immigrants and can negatively affect their health condition. A considerable proportion of respondents (46.7%) have a lower social and economic status due to numerous language and cultural barriers. Most respondents (60%) exerted at last one sign associated with stress disorder. Obstacles in attainability of the health care were particularly perceived by them in the field of the financial situation (value of 2.5 - not satisfied). Immigrants noted a rather extensive network of social contacts (30 contacts in average). In spite of this, nine respondents (60%) mentioned need of further contacts and two respondents (13.2%) suffered from feelings of social isolation. Seven economically active respondents (46.7%) did not get jobs in the Czech Republic corresponding to their education and perform particularly worker professions, which exert requirements for high physical effort. They are also afraid of loss of job, unemployment and subsequent expulsion from the Czech Republic.

Keywords: immigrants; social gradient; stress; social exclusion; childhood; employment

Received: June 23, 2009; Accepted: October 19, 2009; Published: December 18, 2009  Show citation

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