Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Perceptions, concepts, attitudes and values of Mexican medicine students about gender: a descriptive study. |
| Alternate Title: |
Percepciones, conceptos y valores de estudiantes de Medicina de México: un estudio descriptivo. |
| Authors: |
Hernández-Chablé, Alma1, Toraya-Vargas, Jessica1, Maldonado-Salazar, Teresita2,3, Muñoz-Cano, Juan Manuel1 juan.munoz@ujat.mx |
| Source: |
Revista Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 2016, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p21-26. 6p. |
| Subjects: |
GENDER identity, MEDICAL students, WOMEN'S health, ABUSED women, ATTITUDE (Psychology), PROBLEM-based learning, SENSORY perception, HEALTH |
| Abstract (English): |
Background. Morbidity and mortality patterns are not the same for women and men. In health service attendance women's troubles might be minimized. Objective. To analyze some capacities regarding gender approach that are generated in the medical education process. Materials and Methods. An observational, analytic, crosssectional research was made in a University located in Southeast Mexico. Semi-structured interviews were applied to students, men and women, belonging to both second and eighth semester, until all analysis categories were filled in. Results. Although students did not perceive it as a public health problem, they accepted the existence of gender discrimination and physical and psychological violence against women. The answers of the eighth semester students showed no conceptual construction that could help them in handling this problem in the medical practice. Discussion. There were failures in identifying morbidity differences between women and men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
Antecedentes. Los patrones de morbilidad y mortalidad son diferentes para mujeres y hombres. En los servicios de salud se suelen minimizar los problemas de las mujeres. Objetivo. Analizar algunas capacidades respecto al enfoque de género que se forman en el proceso de educación médica. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una investigación observacional, analítica y transversal con estudiantes de Medicina de una universidad del Sureste de México. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a estudiantes, mujeres y hombres, hasta que se saturaron las categorías de análisis. Resultados. Los estudiantes no perciben la violencia como problema de salud, aunque aceptaron la existencia de discriminación y de violencia psicológica y física. Las respuestas de los estudiantes avanzados no mostraron construcciones conceptuales que les permitieran manejar este problema en la práctica de la medicina. Conclusiones. Hubo fallas para identificar la diferencia en morbilidad entre mujeres y hombres. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
MedicLatina |
