A cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between diabetes and health access barriers in an urban First Nations population in Canada.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:This study explores the relationship between health access barriers and diabetes in an urban First Nations population in Canada. DESIGN:Data from a self-identified urban First Nations population were collected using respondent-driven sampling (RDS). As no clear approach for regression modelling of RDS data is available, two logistic regression modelling approaches, including survey-based logistic and generalised linear mixed models, were used to explore the relationship between diabetes and health barriers of interest, including access to healthcare, food, housing and socioeconomic factors. SETTING:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS:This cross-sectional study used data collected from the Our Health Counts study, in partnership with the De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health

SUBMITTER: Beckett M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5781064 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature