Access to healthcare for deaf people: a model from a middle-income country in Latin America
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
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54: 13, 2020. tab, graf
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine if there are existing healthcare access inequities among the deaf Chilean population when compared to the general Chilean population. METHODS Data were obtained from a population-based national survey in Chile. In total, 745 prelingually deaf individuals were identified. The number of times the person used the healthcare system was dichotomized and analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model. RESULTS Prelingually deaf people had lower incomes, fewer years of education, and greater rates of unemployment and poverty when compared with the general population. Moreover, they visited more general practitioners, mental health specialists, and other medical specialists. On average, they attended more appointments for depression but had fewer general checkups and gynecological appointments than the general population. CONCLUSIONS Deaf people in Chile have a lower socioeconomic status than the rest of the Chilean population. The results from this study are similar to the findings reported for high-income countries, despite differences in the magnitude of the associations between being deaf and healthcare access. Further studies should be conducted to determine the health status of deaf people in Chile and other Latin American countries and what factors are associated with a significantly lower prevalence of gynecological appointments among deaf women when compared with non-deaf women.
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Sujet Principal:
Personnes malentendantes
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Accessibilité des services de santé
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Adulte
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Femelle
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Humains
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Bébé
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Mâle
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Nouveau-né
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Chili
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Thème du journal:
Sa£de P£blica
Année:
2020
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Canada
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Chili
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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Université de Montréal/CA
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