Determinants of ethnic differences in the uptake of child healthcare services in New Zealand: a decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are persistent ethnic gaps in uptake of child healthcare services in New Zealand (NZ), despite increasing policy to promote equitable access. We examined ethnic differences in the uptake of immunisation and primary healthcare services at different ages and quantified the contribution of relevant explanatory factors, in order to identify potential points of intervention.

Methods

We used data from the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study, including children born between 2009 and 2010. Econometric approaches were used to explore underlying mechanisms behind ethnic differences in service uptake. Multivariable regression was used to adjust for mother, child, household, socioeconomic, mobility, and social factors. Decomposition analysis was used to assess

SUBMITTER: Lewycka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841674 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature