Knowledge and attitudes of students of helping professions about the influence of socio-economic conditions on the health of future beneficiaries in the social welfare system

Cilj istraživanja je ispitati stavove i znanje o učinku siromaštva na zdravlje odraslih i djece te o zdravstvenim nejednakostima s kojima se suočavaju osobe koje žive u uvjetima siromaštva na uzorku zagrebačkih studenata pomažućih profesija. Istraživanje se provelo korištenjem online upitnika kreiranim za potrebe ovog istraživanja. Na početku upitnika se nalaze pitanja o sociodemografskim podacima sudionika, 21 pitanje o znanju studenata o učinku siromaštva na zdravlje odraslih i djece te o zdravstvenim nejednakostima s kojima se suočavaju osobe koje žive u uvjetima siromaštva te upitnik stavova koji se sastojao od 20 tvrdnji. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 116 studenata od kojih je 43,97% studenata socijalnog rada, 20,69% studenata sestrinstva, 15,52% studenata Edukacijskog rehabilitacijskog fakulteta, 11,21% studenata pedagogije te 8,62% studenata psihologije. Studenti imaju vrlo dobru razinu znanja o dostupnosti zdravstvenih usluga, dok o posljedicama siromaštva na zdravlje pokazuju manju razinu informiranosti. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da nema značajnih razlika u znanju i stavovima s obzirom na slušanje kolegija koji u fokusu imaju siromaštvo. Osim toga, rezultati pokazuju da postoji pozitivna korelacije između znanja i stavova.The aim of the research is to examine the attitudes and knowledge about the effect of poverty on the health of adults and children and about the health inequalities faced by people living in poverty on a sample of helping professions students in Zagreb. The research was conducted using an online questionnaire created for the purpose of this research. At the beginning of the questionnaire, there are questions about the sociodemographic data of the participants, 21 questions about student’s knowledge about the impact of the effect of poverty on the health of adults and children and the health inequalities faced by people living in poverty, and an attitude questionnaire that consisted of 20 statements. 116 students participated in the research, of which 43.97% were social work students, 20.69% were nursing students, 15.52% were students of the Faculty of Educational Rehabilitation, 11.21% were pedagogy students, and 8.62% were psychology students. Students have a very good level of knowledge regarding questions about the availability of health services, while they show a lower level of information regarding questions concerning the consequences of poverty on health. The results of the research showed that there are no significant differences in knowledge and attitudes regarding listening to courses on poverty and its effects on health. In addition, the results show that there is a positive correlation between knowledge and attitudes