This descriptive study was done to identify the level of satisfaction of migrant workers and what they want, and to suggest for its activation in mobile medical services.
For the data collection, visitors at 3 of free clinics in Seoul, Raphael Clin...
This descriptive study was done to identify the level of satisfaction of migrant workers and what they want, and to suggest for its activation in mobile medical services.
For the data collection, visitors at 3 of free clinics in Seoul, Raphael Clinic, Good Neighbor Clinic, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, were asked to answer to a structured questionnaire which is consisted of general characteristics, working conditions, health perceptions, and use of medical services. The data was analyzed by its frequencies, percentiles, and content analysis for open questions. And hospital records at Seoul Red Cross Hospital during the same period were analyzed focusing on the written diagnoses.
The results were as follows:
1. The respondents were mostly from China(42.5%) and Bangladesh(26.6%). In religion, Muslim(36.5%) was most, and Christian(18.9%), Catholic(6.0%), Buddhism(5.2%) in its order.
Most of them(52.8%) were working for manufacturing, and housemaid(17.2%) in women.
2. In health perception, almost half of them(49.8%) complained sickness with musculoskelectal problem(35.6%), digestive problem(24.0%), respiratory problem(12.0%), dental problem(2.8%), and circulatory problem(2.4%).
3. The respondents sought for medical help through free clinics (43.6%), pharmacy(39.2%), local clinics(8.9%), and general hospitals (6.5%), in its order.
4. For better services, they wanted to see doctors every weekend at hospital facilities. And shortening waiting time, better quality of medical team, interpretation, emergency medical service were factors to be improved.
5. The migrant workers were hospitalized under diagnosis of hemorrhoid, ligament rupture, HIVD, and delivery cases in women.
Based on the results, several problems were identified with suggestions to activate mobile medical services in free clinics for migrant workers. For effectiveness of medical resources, sharing informations and equipments, cooperation between clinics should be considered. For better services a systematic support of government should be considered which provide stable funds for clinics and incentives for volunteer doctors.