Key considerations in providing lifestyle guidance to female Muslim immigrants: A Case Study
Nurkkala, Heidi (2021)
Nurkkala, Heidi
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021101318633
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021101318633
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In recent times, there has been a revival in the increase of immigration, developing rapidly in both Europe and Finland. This increase in immigration has challenged the Finnish health care system including its workers. As a result, the city of Vantaa has become the most multicultural city in Finland. In response to these challenges a collaboration with the city of Vantaa´s project called “Hyvinvointityön tavoitteista toimintaan” (Health promotion; from wellbeing goals to activities) was undertaken. The project part of the cooperation entailed coducting wellfare mentoring in the city of Vantaa´s for public health care workers. The purpose of this initiative was the enhancement of lifestyle guidance for female Muslim immigrants. The aim was to describe the key considerations in female Muslim immigrant lifestyle guidance. The research perspective was the qualitative approach and the study was carried out in a case study. The data was gathered using a survey with open questions prepared in the Webropol tool. The data was analyzed using the inductive content analysis method. The results describe experiences regarding the female immigrant lifestyle guidance, connection between culture and religion, successes factors, and challenges in female immigrant’s lifestyle guidance, need for education and information, as well as general material on lifestyle guidance for immigrant females. The conclusion that was reached is that culture and religion do influence the lifestyle guidelines of immigrant female. It is also evident that especially the language barrier and knowledge differences are challenges in the guidance of immigrant female. It was identified that even though knowledge about the culture and religion do exist at some level, that there is still a need for education on these aspects to meet the challenges posed by female immigrants` lifestyle guidance. Some special features specific to the lifestyle guidance of Muslim female were also identified, and it is concluded that it would be beneficial to take these aspects into account in future as part of their lifestyle guidance.