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Gender Inequalities in Access to Health Care (BC adults respondents 14…
Gender Inequalities in Access to Health Care
Aim of the Study: to assess whether gender was independently associated with perceived unmet healthcare needs among a representative sample
Study in 2011-2012
12,252 participants
51.9% women
Study found that the female gender was associated with increased odds of perceived unmet health care needs.
Study also found that many people in Canada struggle with access to health care
The perceived unmet health care needs refer to "the difference between the care felt to be necessary to deal with a particular problem and the services actually received
BC adults respondents
14,250
Included: 12,252
Female:6,835(50.9%)
Male:5,399 (49.1%)
Excluded:1,998 (14%)
Invalid responses to UCN: 27
Invalid responses to gender:0
Invalid responses to potential cofounders:1,971
Individual Factors
Age
Young Adults (18-29)
Early Midlife(30-49)
Late Midlife (50-64)
Older Adults(>65)
Visible Minority
Immigrant
Educational Attainment
Less than secondary school
Completed Secondary School
Post-Secondary School
Contextual Factors
Place of Residence
Urban
Southern non-urban
Northern non-urban
Regular family doctor
Sense of belonging to local community
Somewhat weak or weak
Somewhat strong or strong
Social Support
Low
Moderate
High
Missing Data
Analysis of the 14% excluded revealed similar rates of perceived unmet health care needs in the previous 12 months. The gender distribution was similar, but most of the excluded participants were from the older adults category.
The CCHS is designed to be a representative sample of the Canadian Population, it does not include:
People living in unstable housing situations or remote areas
Institutional residents
Discussion
1 in 8 adults reported having a perceived unmet health care need in the previous 12 months
These rates are similar to national and provincial estimates in 2003
These obstacles to health services occur in a setting with universal health coverage, where "persons must have reasonable and uniform access to i sured health services, free if financial or other barriers"
More concerning is the fact that access to health care seems not to be uniform, as suggested by increased risk of perceived unmet health care needs among certain social subgroups
It was found that with the decline of the gender employment gap there was not an equal increase in extended health care benefits and less flexibility in work to schedule medical appointments.
It was also found that although women were more likely to self report a family doctor, they also had higher odds of perceived unmet healthcare needs