ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2021
Difficulties accessing health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: examining the intersectionality between immigrant status and visible minority status.
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- Anti-Black racism in Canadian health care: a qualitative study of diverse perceptions of racism and racial discrimination among Black adults in Montreal, Quebec.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Access to healthcare services and confidence in healthcare professionals' management of malaria: the views of Francophone sub-Saharan African Immigrants living in western Canada.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Looking through the lens: a photovoice study examining access to services for newcomer children.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- Using an intersectionality approach to transform health services for overlooked healthcare users and workers after covid-19.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Article
- Dental health status, dentist visiting, and dental insurance of Asian immigrants in Canada.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Preventive Practices, Psychological Distress, and Reported Barriers to Healthcare Access during the Pandemic among Adult Community Members in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Phone Survey.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Examining the Emergency Department Care Experiences of Equity-Deserving Groups Using an Intersectional Lens.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDifficulties accessing health care services can result in delaying in seeking and obtaining treatment. Although these difficulties are disproportionately experienced among vulnerable groups, we know very little about how the intersectionality of realities experienced by immigrants and visible minorities can impact their access to health care services since the pandemic.
methodsUsing Statistics Canada's Crowdsourcing Data: Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians-Experiences of Discrimination, we combine two variables (i.e., immigrant status and visible minority status) to create a new variable called visible minority immigrant status. This multiplicative approach is commonly used in intersectionality research, which allows us to explore disadvantages experienced by minorities with multiplicative identities.
resultsMain results show that, compared to white native-born, visible minority immigrants are less likely to report difficulties accessing non-emergency surgical care (OR = 0.55, p < 0.001), non-emergency diagnostic test (OR = 0.74, p < 0.01), dental care (OR = 0.71, p < 0.001), mental health care (OR = 0.77, p < 0.05), and making an appointment for rehabilitative care (OR = 0.56, p < 0.001) but more likely to report difficulties accessing emergency services/urgent care (OR = 1.46, p < 0.05).
conclusionWe conclude that there is a dynamic interplay of factors operating at multiple levels to shape the impact of COVID-19 related needs to be addressed through changes in social policies, which can tackle unique struggles faced by visible minority immigrants.
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