Perceived discrimination and refraining from seeking physician's care in Sweden: an intersectional analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (AIHDA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Discrimination may further impede access to medical care for individuals in socially disadvantaged positions. Sociodemographic information and perceived discrimination intersect and define multiple contexts or strata that condition the risk of refraining from seeking physician's care. By applying analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (AIHDA) we aimed to improve the mapping of risk by considering both strata average risk differences and the accuracy of such strata risks for distinguishing between individuals who did or did not refrain from seeking physician's care.

Methods

We analysed nine annual National Public Health Surveys (2004, 2007-2014) in Sweden including 73,815 participants. We investigated the risk of refraining from seeking ph

SUBMITTER: Hassan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452949 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature