Patients with migrant backgrounds face discrimination in Netherlands: Report
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands (AA) – Some health professionals in the Netherlands have been discriminating against patients with migrant backgrounds, according to a report published recently.
Titled “Discrimination makes you sick,” the report by the Science Institute Statera said the experiences of patients with migrant backgrounds included “not being taken seriously by their doctors, negative attitudes of healthcare professionals, and sometimes being exposed to open racism or discrimination.”
Many of these patients were treated differently due to prejudice, a lack of understanding and communication, or language barriers, said the report, adding that to fight discrimination in healthcare, such practices needed to be proven and followed by appropriate measures.
The report also said patients “may receive poor treatment and attitude” due to their migrant backgrounds, even if they do not have a language barrier and are highly educated.
Detailed interviews with six professional health workers and a questionnaire among 183 participants provided the data for the study, it added.
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