Access to Primary Care for Persons Recently Released From Prison.
Ann Fam Med
; 16(6): 549-551, 2018 11.
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ABSTRACT
We aimed to determine if a history of recent imprisonment affects access to primary care. Using patient roles, we telephoned to request an initial appointment with all family physicians (n = 339) who were accepting new patients in British Columbia, Canada. We sequentially assigned patient scenarios male or female recently released from prison; male or female control. Controls were 1.98 (95% CI, 1.59-2.46) times as likely to be offered an appointment compared with persons recently released from prison, with an absolute risk difference of 41.8% (95% CI, 31.0-52.5). Our study suggests discrimination is a barrier to primary care for people released from prison, even with universal health insurance. We need to improve access to primary care during the high-risk period following prison release.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención Primaria de Salud
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Prisioneros
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
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Discriminación Social
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Fam Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA DE FAMILIA E COMUNIDADE
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá