Disparities in primary and emergency health care among "off-reserve" Indigenous females compared with non-Indigenous females aged 15-55 years in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to primary care protects the reproductive and non-reproductive health of females. We aimed to quantify health care disparities among "off-reserve" First Nations, Métis and Inuit females, compared with non-Indigenous females of reproductive age.

Methods

We used population-based data from cross-sectional cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015-2020), including 4 months during the COVID-19 pandemic. We included all females aged 15-55 years. We measured health care access, use and unmet needs, and quantified disparities through weighted and age-standardized absolute prevalence differences compared with non-Indigenous females.

Results

We included 2902 First Nations, 2345 Métis, 742 Inuit and 74 760 non-Indigenous females of reproductive age,

SUBMITTER: Srugo SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10462408 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature