Healthcare providers' perceptions of immigrant patients' values about sexual and reproductive rights: a cross-sectional comparison with immigrants' self-reported values.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stereotypes about immigrant patients in healthcare can hinder effective communication, erode trust, and contribute to discrimination and poorer health outcomes. Culturally competent healthcare aims to improve communication and build trust by acknowledging patients' cultural backgrounds, but it also risks overemphasising cultural differences and reinforcing stereotypes. To address this tension, this study examines how healthcare providers in Sweden perceive the values of immigrant patients regarding sexual and reproductive rights and compares these perceptions with the actual values held by newly arrived immigrants.

Methods

The study draws on two large-scale surveys conducted in 2020-2021. The first survey was conducted among newly arrived immigrants in Sweden and

SUBMITTER: Tibajev A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509363 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature