Although most male nurses join the profession for self-actualisation, the cultural and societal stereotyping of male nurses as “He-Man”, “gay” and “troublemakers”, and their marginalisation at the hospital during certain personal and intimate care procedures, tend to deepen the existing gender discrimination prevalent within the nursing profession. This study therefore assessed patients’ preference for, and satisfaction with nursing care provided by male nurses at the medical and surgical wards of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital [KATH]. An inferential cross-sectional study design, in which the prevalence of a condition among an identified population is determined, was used. Using convenience sampling, 150 respondents who meet certain practical criteria and are available and willing to participate were sampled. Data from a context-based research instrument on the opinion, preference and satisfaction of patients with male nursing were analysed using χ2 test, Mann Whitney U test, ordinal logistic regression and logistic regression. The study indicates that more females than males had ever been attended to by a male nurse for the period considered by the study, and females described male nurses as polite and courteous and were comfortable with their treatment. Being single [OR = 0.111, 95% CI (0.013–0.928)] and professing Islamic faiths [OR = 36.533, 95% CI (2.116–630.597)] were functions of respondents’ preference for a male nurse. Significantly too, affiliating to a religious sect (OR = 2.347, 95% CI [0.076–1.630]) and being educated (OR = 1.387, 95% CI [0.040–0.615]), were associated with higher odds of falling in one of the higher categories of satisfaction with nursing care provided by male nurses as against the lower categories. Although marital status, religious affiliation and educational level were the significant predictors of patients’ preference for, and satisfaction with care provided by male nurses, the effect of the other variables should not be overlooked. The finding disproves assertions on the negative effect of religion on male nurses. It is recommended that public awareness be created on the role of male nurses in the healthcare delivery system to promote acceptance of gender diversity in the nursing profession.

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“我更喜欢男护士而不是女护士”：Komfo Anokye 教学医院男护士护理的患者偏好和满意度

尽管大多数男性护士加入这一职业是为了实现自我，但男性护士在文化和社会中被视为“男人”、“同性恋”和“麻烦制造者”的刻板印象，以及他们在某些个人和私密护理程序中在医院的边缘化，往往加深护理行业内普遍存在的性别歧视。因此，本研究评估了患者对 Komfo Anokye 教学医院 [KATH] 内科和外科病房男性护士提供的护理的偏好和满意度。使用推断性横断面研究设计，其中确定了已确定人群中疾病的患病率。使用便利抽样，对 150 名符合特定实际标准、有空且愿意参与的受访者进行抽样。使用 χ2 检验、Mann Whitney U 检验、序数逻辑回归和逻辑回归分析来自基于情境的研究工具对男性护理患者的意见、偏好和满意度的数据。研究表明，在研究考虑的时期内，男性护士照顾的女性多于男性，女性认为男性护士彬彬有礼，对她们的待遇感到满意。单身 [OR = 0.111, 95% CI (0.013–0.928)] 和信奉伊斯兰教 [OR = 36.533, 95% CI (2.116–630.597)] 是受访者偏爱男性护士的功能。同样重要的是，隶属于宗教派别 (OR = 2.347, 95% CI [0.076–1.630]) 并接受过教育 (OR = 1.387, 95% CI [0.040–0.615])，与较低的类别相比，男性护士提供的护理满意度较高的类别之一的几率更高。尽管婚姻状况、宗教信仰和教育水平是患者对男性护士护理的偏好和满意度的重要预测因素，但其他变量的影响也不容忽视。这一发现反驳了有关宗教对男性护士的负面影响的断言。建议提高公众对男性护士在医疗保健服务系统中的作用的认识，以促进对护理行业性别多样性的接受。宗教信仰和教育水平是患者偏好和对男性护士提供的护理满意度的重要预测因素，其他变量的影响也不容忽视。这一发现反驳了有关宗教对男性护士的负面影响的断言。建议提高公众对男性护士在医疗保健服务系统中的作用的认识，以促进对护理行业性别多样性的接受。宗教信仰和教育水平是患者偏好和对男性护士提供的护理满意度的重要预测因素，其他变量的影响也不容忽视。这一发现反驳了有关宗教对男性护士的负面影响的断言。建议提高公众对男性护士在医疗保健服务系统中的作用的认识，以促进对护理行业性别多样性的接受。