The Effect of the Program on the Health Perceptions and Responsibilities of Immigrant Men on Utiling Healthcare Services

Aims The study aims to examine the effect of "IHAPIM" program on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utiling health care services and the types of coping strategies of immigrant men. Design This study is a two centre, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Methods We attempt to report this randomized controlled trial to comply with the SPIRIT. The study population consist of 95 immigrant men live at north of Turkey. The study, between March 2020-March 2021 were held in the two district predominantly immigrants. The participants were randomly divided into experimental and control group. The experimental (N = 49) received a short-term IHAPIM program (5 week, 1 hr per week, 10 hr in total). Measurements were obtained during pre- and post-test from experimental and control group (N = 46). In this study, participants and statistician who conducted the research blinded. Discussion The efficacy of health promotion interventions are known. However, the health promotion interventions for immigrants men performed by public health nurse are not available. At the same time, the effect of health promotion interventions for immigrants men are unknown. Impact This study is expected to provide a piece of credible evidence of the the health promotion interventions for immigrants men performed by public health nurse and efficacy of health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utiling health care services and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men group. It is assumed that health promotion interventions specific to male health and sensitive to the language of immigrants lead to a beneficial results on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utiling health care services and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men. If "IHAPIM" program perform in practice by public heath nurse. It can be effectively improve immigrant men's health variables such as health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utiling health care services and the types of coping strategies.

Sex

Male

Minimum age

18 Years

Maximum age

55 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteering to participate in the study
* Be between the ages of 18 and 50
* Being a male
* No communication barriers
* Being a immigrant
* To be able to read and write Arabic language

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being younger than 18 or over 50
* Be woman
* Inability to communicate with any problem such as hearing problem, speech impediment
* Living undocumented
* Refusing to participate in the study