Access to healthcare services among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada

IF 0.4 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of HIV-AIDS & Social Services Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/15381501.2021.1908923

Irenius Konkor, P. Mkandawire, I. Luginaah, W. Husbands, F. Omorodion, J. Wong, J. Etowa

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Abstract

Abstract While there is a growing body of literature on Black people’s access to HIV services in Canada, the question of how this access varies across Canada’s urban jurisdictions has hitherto never arisen in research and policy. This paper assesses HIV healthcare needs among heterosexual Black men in four Ontario cities of Windsor, London, Toronto and Ottawa. Multivariate results show that heterosexual Black men in Windsor (OR = 3.2; p < .01), London (OR = 2.5; p < .05), and Toronto (OR = 2.2; p < .05) were significantly more likely to experience difficulties getting HIV healthcare compared with those living in the nation’s capital—Ottawa. Also, experiences of discrimination (OR = 1.08; p < .001), not having a family doctor (OR = 1.7; p < .01) and difficulty with the English language (OR = 2.4; p < .01) predicted higher odds of difficulty accessing HIV health needs. These findings suggest that contextually sensitive policies within Canadian cities are needed to help marginalized populations meet their healthcare needs.

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加拿大安大略省异性恋黑人男性获得医疗服务的情况

虽然关于加拿大黑人获得艾滋病毒服务的文献越来越多，但迄今为止，在研究和政策中从未出现过关于加拿大城市司法管辖区黑人获得艾滋病毒服务的问题。本文对安大略省温莎、伦敦、多伦多和渥太华四个城市的异性恋黑人男性艾滋病保健需求进行了评估。多变量结果显示，温莎市黑人异性恋男性(OR = 3.2;p < 0.01)，伦敦(OR = 2.5;p < 0.05)，多伦多(OR = 2.2;p < 0.05)与居住在首都渥太华的人相比，他们更有可能在获得艾滋病毒医疗保健方面遇到困难。同样，受歧视的经历(OR = 1.08;p < .001)，没有家庭医生(OR = 1.7;p < 0.01)和英语语言困难(OR = 2.4;p < 0.01)预测获得艾滋病毒健康需求的困难几率更高。这些研究结果表明，加拿大城市需要制定环境敏感的政策，以帮助边缘化人群满足他们的医疗保健需求。

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