Self-reported experience of racial discrimination and health care use in New Zealand: results from the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey.
Am J Public Health
; 102(5): 1012-9, 2012 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We investigated whether reported experience of racial discrimination in health care and in other domains was associated with cancer screening and negative health care experiences.METHODS:
We used 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey data (n = 12 488 adults). We used logistic regression to examine the relationship of reported experience of racial discrimination in health care (unfair treatment by a health professional) and in other domains (personal attack, unfair treatment in work and when gaining housing) to breast and cervical cancer screening and negative patient experiences adjusted for other variables.RESULTS:
Racial discrimination by a health professional was associated with lower odds of breast (odds ratio [OR] = 0.37; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.14, 0.996) and cervical cancer (OR = 0.51; 95% CI = 0.30, 0.87) screening among Maori women. Racial discrimination by a health professional (OR = 1.57; 95% CI = 1.15, 2.14) and racial discrimination more widely (OR = 1.55; 95% CI = 1.35, 1.79) were associated with negative patient experiences for all participants.CONCLUSIONS:
Experience of racial discrimination in both health care and other settings may influence health care use and experiences of care and is a potential pathway to poor health.
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Asunto principal:
Prejuicio
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
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Detección Precoz del Cáncer
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Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Oceania
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En
Año:
2012
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Article