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ArticleNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2025

Gender Stereotypes and Bias in Nursing: A Qualitative Study in Tanzania.

Racheal Mukoya Masibo, Golden M Masika, Stephen M Kibusi

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Article in Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Racheal Mukoya MasiboSchool of Nursing and Public Health, The University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma 41218, Tanzania.ORCID 0009-0005-9338-3307
Golden M MasikaSchool of Nursing and Public Health, The University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma 41218, Tanzania.
Stephen M KibusiSchool of Nursing and Public Health, The University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 259, Dodoma 41218, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0003-3577-4068

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St. John's University of Tanzania N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) The question addressed in this study is what kinds of stereotypes and biases of gender in nursing exist in Tanzania. This study aimed to investigate gender stereotypes and bias among healthcare providers and non-healthcare providers. (2) Methods: Qualitative descriptive design and data were collected from the Dar es Salaam region of Tanzania through a Focus Group Discussion approach. The qualitative content analysis was used to obtain themes the following themes. (3) Results: Three themes and eighteen subthemes emerged from this study. The first theme is role distribution based on nurse gender, its impact, and mitigating approaches for biased role distribution; the second theme is the different ways of addressing challenges in gender in nursing diversity; and the third theme is gender in nursing biases at the training institutions. (4) Conclusions: The bias and stereotypes about gender in nursing still exist in clinical areas and training institutions. Exercising professionalism in both settings remains a vital aspect of reducing bias. Moreover, role distribution should not be dominated by social roles of men and women in the community but rather should be based on competence and individual abilities.

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biasdiscriminationgendernursingstereotype

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PMID39852636
PMCPMC11840277

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